hypercarnivore
nounEtymology From hyper- + carnivore.
1
Any animal whose diet is predominantly (more than 70%) meat from animals.
- Most sharks are hypercarnivores.
2
Biology, History, Human sciences, Natural sciences, Paleobiology, Paleontology, Sciences Any creature with an increased slicing component of dentition relative to the grinding component.
- Related terms
- hypercarnivorous, hypercarnivory