Uíge, city, northwestern Angola. Settled by Portuguese colonists, Uíge grew from a small market centre in 1945 to become Angola’s major centre for coffee production in the 1950s and was designated a city in 1956. Its prosperity was short-lived, however, as the city was affected by recurrent

António Oscar de Fragoso Carmona was a Portuguese general and statesman who rose to political prominence in the wake of the successful military revolt of 1926 and who, as president of Portugal from 1928 to 1951, served as a symbol of continuity during the regime (1932–68) of António de Oliveira

Carnac, village, Morbihan département, Bretagne (Brittany) region, western France, near the Atlantic coast, just southwest of Auray. It is the site of more than 3,000 prehistoric stone monuments. The single stone menhirs and multistone dolmens were hewn from local granite, now worn by time and

Yasmina Reza: …a 2011 film version (titled Carnage), Reza cowrote the screenplay with Roman Polanski, who also directed. Reza’s later plays include Comment vous racontez la partie (2011; “How You Talk the Game”) and Bella figura (2015; “Beautiful Figure”), which she wrote for the Schaubühne in Berlin and later directed in a…

Mike Nichols: Early films: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Graduate, and Carnal Knowledge: Carnal Knowledge (1971), however, won many critics back to Nichols’s side, but it too was controversial for its frank and realistic treatment of sex. The drama presents a trenchant but painfully sad portrait of two former college friends (Jack Nicholson and Garfunkel) as they struggle…

Mexican Mafia, prison gang and street gang network in the United States, centred in southern California but active in 13 states. The Mexican Mafia, which is one of the largest and deadliest prison gangs, is known for its secrecy and code of silence, for uncompromising violence, for its antipathy

carnallite, a soft, white halide mineral, hydrated potassium and magnesium chloride (KMgCl3·6H2O), that is a source of potassium for fertilizers. Carnallite occurs with other chloride minerals in the upper layers of marine salt deposits, where it appears to be an alteration product of pre-existing

Rudolf Carnap was a German-born American philosopher of logical positivism. He made important contributions to logic, the analysis of language, the theory of probability, and the philosophy of science. From 1910 to 1914 Carnap studied mathematics, physics, and philosophy at the Universities of Jena

Caernarfon, town, Gwynedd county, historic county of Caernarvonshire (Sir Gaernarfon), northern Wales. It lies near the west end of the Menai Strait separating the mainland from the Isle of Anglesey. Caernarfon is the administrative centre of Gwynedd and the historic county town (seat) of

Caernarvonshire, historic county of northwestern Wales, bordered on the north by the Irish Sea, on the east by Denbighshire, on the south by the county of Merioneth and Cardigan Bay, and on the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, which separates it from Anglesey. The total area is 569

Caernarfon: …and it was at the castle that his son, prince of Wales and later Edward II, was born in 1284. Only since 1911, however, has the castle been used for the investiture of the prince of Wales. Both castle and town walls are exceptionally well preserved and attract many tourists.…

Carnarvon Gorge, gorge in southeastern Queensland, Australia, on the eastern slopes of Carnarvon Range of the Great Dividing Range. The gorge, sometimes called “The Grand Canyon of Queensland,” is about 20 miles (32 km) long and 150 to 1,200 feet (45 to 370 m) wide, with vertical sandstone walls

Carnarvon Gorge: …feature of the 969-square-mile (2,510-square-kilometre) Carnarvon National Park (1932), which also offers caves containing Aboriginal art and highly diverse plant and wildlife.

Carnarvon Range, plateau section of the Great Dividing Range, southeast-central Queensland, Australia. The Carnarvon Range lies 230 to 280 miles (370 to 450 km) inland from the coast west of Bundaberg and extends 100 miles (160 km) south. Its peaks average 3,000 feet (900 m) in elevation. The range

Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th earl of Carnarvon: …1878 he proposed the so-called Carnarvon Terms, which a few years later provided the settlement of a major dispute between Canada and the British that had delayed the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th earl of Carnarvon was a British Egyptologist who was the patron and associate of archaeologist Howard Carter in the discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Carnarvon was educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He began excavations in

Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th earl of Carnarvon was a British statesman, a liberally inclined member of Conservative Party governments, who tried, with varying success, to establish federal self-government in British overseas possessions. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford,

James Brydges, 1st duke of Chandos was an English nobleman and patron of composer George Frideric Handel. The son and heir of James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, he was a member of Parliament from 1698 to 1714. For eight years (1705–13) during the War of the Spanish Succession, he was

James Brydges, 1st duke of Chandos was an English nobleman and patron of composer George Frideric Handel. The son and heir of James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, he was a member of Parliament from 1698 to 1714. For eight years (1705–13) during the War of the Spanish Succession, he was

Caernarvonshire, historic county of northwestern Wales, bordered on the north by the Irish Sea, on the east by Denbighshire, on the south by the county of Merioneth and Cardigan Bay, and on the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, which separates it from Anglesey. The total area is 569

carnivore: Form and function: Most carnivores have carnassial, or shearing, teeth that function in slicing meat and cutting tough sinews. The carnassials are usually formed by the fourth upper premolar and the first lower molar, working one against the other with a scissorlike action. Cats, hyenas, and weasels, all highly carnivorous, have well-developed carnassials.…

carnivore: Form and function: Most carnivores have carnassial, or shearing, teeth that function in slicing meat and cutting tough sinews. The carnassials are usually formed by the fourth upper premolar and the first lower molar, working one against the other with a scissorlike action. Cats, hyenas, and weasels, all highly carnivorous, have well-developed carnassials.…

Karnataka, linguistic region of the Deccan plateau, south-central India, generally corresponding to Karnataka state. Of irregular shape, and defined as the area in which Kannada (Kanarese) is spoken, Karnataka was unified during the Vijayanagar kingdom (c. 1300–1600) until successive conquests by

Carnatic music, music of southern India (generally south of the city of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh state) that evolved from ancient Hindu traditions and was relatively unaffected by the Arab and Iranian influences that, since the late 12th and early 13th centuries, as a result of the Islamic

Carnatic Wars, series of military contests during the 18th century between the British, the French, the Marathas, and Mysore for control of the coastal strip of eastern India from Nellore (north of Madras [now Chennai]) southward (the Tamil country). The name Carnatic properly refers to the region

carnation, (Dianthus caryophyllus), herbaceous plant of the pink, or carnation, family (Caryophyllaceae), native to the Mediterranean area. It is widely cultivated for its fringe-petaled flowers, which often have a spicy fragrance, and is used extensively in the floral industry. See also pink

Caryophyllaceae, the pink, or carnation, family of flowering plants (order Caryophyllales), comprising some 100 genera and 2,200 species. The plants are mainly of north temperate distribution, and a number are cultivated as garden ornamentals and as cut flowers for the floral industry. The members

Caryophyllales, pink or carnation order of dicotyledonous flowering plants. The order includes 37 families, which contain some 12,000 species in 722 genera. Nearly half of the families are very small, with less than a dozen species each. Caryophyllales is a diverse order that includes trees,

John Singer Sargent: That year his Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose (1885–86), a study of two little girls lighting Japanese lanterns, captured the hearts of the British public, and he began to experience the phenomenal acclaim in England and the United States that he would enjoy for the rest of his life.

Portugal: Demographic trends: …that took place after the Revolution of the Carnations (April 25, 1974) inevitably had demographic repercussions on metropolitan Portugal because of the large number of people (mostly Portuguese) who left the former overseas provinces. Some one million refugees, most of whom came from Angola in part because of the civil…

carnauba wax: The carnauba palm is a fan palm of the northeastern Brazilian savannas, where it is called the “tree of life” for its many useful products. After 50 years, the tree can attain a height of over 14 metres (45 feet). It has a dense, large crown…

carnauba wax: The carnauba palm is a fan palm of the northeastern Brazilian savannas, where it is called the “tree of life” for its many useful products. After 50 years, the tree can attain a height of over 14 metres (45 feet). It has a dense, large crown…

carnauba wax, vegetable wax obtained from the fronds of the carnauba palm (Copernicia prunifera) of Brazil. Valued among the natural waxes for its hardness and high melting temperature, carnauba wax is employed as a vegan food-grade polish and as a hardening or gelling agent in a number of

carnauba wax: The carnauba palm is a fan palm of the northeastern Brazilian savannas, where it is called the “tree of life” for its many useful products. After 50 years, the tree can attain a height of over 14 metres (45 feet). It has a dense, large crown…

Camille Saint-Saëns: …Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of Animals) for small orchestra, a humorous fantasy not performed during his lifetime that has since won considerable popularity as a work for young people’s concerts. Among the best of his later works are the Piano Concerto No. 5 (1895) and the Cello…

Virgilio Piñera: …main character in “Carne” (“Meat”) who progressively eats himself to avoid starvation.

Pedro Almodóvar: Films: Carne trémula (1997; Live Flesh), based on a Ruth Rendell novel and starring Javier Bardem, examines the tangled consequences of an accidental gunshot. It was also the first of numerous Almodóvar films to feature Penélope Cruz.

Marcel Carné was a motion-picture director noted for the poetic realism of his pessimistic dramas. He led the French cinema revival of the late 1930s. After holding various jobs, Carné joined the director Jacques Feyder as an assistant in 1928, and he also assisted René Clair on the popular comedy

Carneades was a Greek philosopher who headed the New Academy at Athens when antidogmatic skepticism reached its greatest strength. A native of Cyrene (now in Libya), Carneades went in 155 bce on a diplomatic mission to Rome, where he delivered two public orations, in which he argued in favour of

Dale Carnegie was an American lecturer, author, and pioneer in the field of public speaking and the psychology of the successful personality. Dale Carnagey (as he was originally named) grew up on a farm in northwest Missouri. He attended State Normal School in Missouri (now University of Central

Oxnard: Local attractions include the Carnegie Art Museum (housed since 1980 in the Carnegie Library [opened 1907]) and the Ventura County Maritime Museum. A community college (1975) is located in the city. Point Mugu and Leo Carrillo state parks, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and several beaches are nearby.…

Henry Clay Frick: …Frick was made chairman of Carnegie Brothers and Company to reorganize their steel business. He initiated far-reaching improvements and bought out Carnegie’s chief competitor, the Duquesne Steel Works. He was responsible for building Carnegie into the largest manufacturer of steel and coke in the world. As a result of his…

Robert S. Brookings: …the original trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and during World War I served as chairman of the price-fixing committee of the War Industries Board. After the war he became the first board chairman of the Institute for Government Research and helped found the Institute of Economics and…

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT), American education research and policy centre, established (1905) in New York, New York, as the Carnegie Foundation with a $10 million gift by the steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. In 1906, under the leadership of its first president,

Edgar G. Ulmer: Later films: Carnegie Hall (1947) was an atypical entry in Ulmer’s filmography, a UA musical that was more highbrow than his usual efforts. Although the plot was contrived—an aggressive stage mother (Marsha Hunt) pushes her shy pianist son (William Prince)—it featured notable appearances by such classical music…

Carnegie Hall, historic concert hall at Seventh Avenue and 57th Street in New York City. Designed in a Neo-Italian Renaissance style by William B. Tuthill, the building opened in May 1891 and was eventually named for the industrialist Andrew Carnegie, its builder and original owner. Pyotr Ilyich

Carnegie Mellon University, private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. The university includes the Carnegie Institute of Technology, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Fine Arts, the Mellon College of Science, the School of

Pittsburgh: The contemporary city: …with the organization are the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, which contains more than 3.3 million volumes, and the Carnegie Music Hall. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs at Heinz Hall, a restored movie theatre.

Carnegie Mellon University, private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. The university includes the Carnegie Institute of Technology, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Fine Arts, the Mellon College of Science, the School of

Pittsburgh: The contemporary city: …city’s cultural life is the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh (formerly Carnegie Institute), an umbrella organization consisting of a number of institutions. Its museums include those for the fine arts and natural history (both founded in 1895), the Carnegie Science Center (1991), which now also houses the Henry Buhl, Jr., Planetarium…

Carnegie Steel was a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based steel company founded by Scottish-born American industrialist Andrew Carnegie and a handful of associates in the late 1800s. The name Carnegie Steel Company can refer to Carnegie’s first steel plant, which opened in 1875, as well as to the vast

Carnegie Mellon University, private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. The university includes the Carnegie Institute of Technology, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Fine Arts, the Mellon College of Science, the School of

Carnegie unit, basic unit of the academic credit system developed in 1906 as a means of formalizing course credit in American secondary schools. Originally formulated as an element of the criteria for schools to qualify for funds from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT),

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-born American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was also one of the most important philanthropists of his era. Carnegie’s father, William Carnegie, a handloom weaver, was a Chartist and marcher for

Dale Carnegie was an American lecturer, author, and pioneer in the field of public speaking and the psychology of the successful personality. Dale Carnagey (as he was originally named) grew up on a farm in northwest Missouri. He attended State Normal School in Missouri (now University of Central

saguaro, (Carnegiea gigantea), large cactus species (family Cactaceae), native to Mexico and to Arizona and California in the United States. The fruits are an important food of American Indians, who also use the woody saguaro skeletons. Ecologically, the plants provide protective nesting sites for

nepheline: Carnegieite is synthetic, high-temperature nepheline. Kaliophilite is the high-temperature form of kalsilite, the potassium-rich variety of nepheline. Kaliophilite is unstable at normal temperatures and rarely occurs in nature.

hatchetfish: …known to aquarists are the marbled hatchetfish (Carnegiella strigata), and the silver hatchetfish (Gasteropelecus sternicula), which is olive above and silver below.

Carneia, important religious festival among ancient Dorian-speaking Greeks, held in the month of Karneios (roughly August). The name is connected with Karnos, or Karneios (probably meaning “ram”), said to have been a favourite of the god Apollo, unjustly killed by the descendants of Heracles and

carnelian, a translucent, semiprecious variety of the silica mineral chalcedony that owes its red to reddish brown colour to colloidally dispersed hematite (iron oxide). It is a close relative of sard, differing only in the shade of red. Carnelian was highly valued and used in rings and signets by

Matteo Carnelivari was an Italian architect who is considered the most refined exponent of 15th-century Sicilian architecture. He worked primarily in the city of Palermo. Carnelivari remained fundamentally faithful to the leading motifs of the 14th-century Norman style, considered as a solid and

golf: The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA): …following decade include Jan Stephenson, Jo-Anne Carner, Amy Alcott, and Judy Rankin. The most notable player to emerge during the ’70s was Nancy Lopez, who, by winning nine tournaments (including a record five straight) during her first full season on the tour (1978), was a major force in increasing the…

Primo Carnera was an Italian heavyweight boxing champion of the world from June 29, 1933, when he knocked out Jack Sharkey in six rounds in New York City, until June 14, 1934, when he was knocked out by Max Baer in 11 rounds, also in New York City. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on

Spanish literature: Poetry: …gained prominence after Franco are Guillermo Carnero, whose work is characterized by a plethora of cultural references and centred upon the theme of death; Jaime Siles, whose abstract, reflexive poetry belongs to Spain’s so-called poesía de pensamiento (“poetry of thought”); and Luis Antonio de Villena, an outspoken representative of Spain’s…

Kim Carnes is an American pop rock and country singer-songwriter known for her raspy, husky voice and her prolific songwriting career. Carnes wrote several hit songs and was recognized with multiple Grammy Award nominations. She won Grammy Awards for record of the year (1982), for “Bette Davis

Domenico Veneziano: 1440–44), formed part of the Carnesecchi Tabernacle and may have been the first work Domenico executed in Florence. Its accurate perspective and the sculptural quality of the figures suggest he was influenced by Masaccio.

Pietro Carnesecchi was a controversial Italian humanist and religious reformer executed because of his sympathy for and affiliation with the Protestant Reformation. He was patronized by the Medici, particularly Pope Clement VII, to whom he became principal secretary. At Naples in 1540 he joined the

Art Carney was an American actor who had a long and varied career in radio, television, theater, and film. He won an Academy Award for best actor for his role in the movie Harry and Tonto (1974). However, he is probably best known for playing Ed Norton on television’s The Honeymooners (1955–56).

Art Carney was an American actor who had a long and varied career in radio, television, theater, and film. He won an Academy Award for best actor for his role in the movie Harry and Tonto (1974). However, he is probably best known for playing Ed Norton on television’s The Honeymooners (1955–56).

Harry Howell Carney was an American musician, featured soloist in Duke Ellington’s band and the first baritone saxophone soloist in jazz. Carney learned to play the clarinet and alto saxophone from private teachers and worked with local Boston bands until Ellington heard and hired him in 1927. He

White House press secretary: Press secretaries in the 21st century: Obama later appointed Jay Carney to the position, a former New York Times reporter and former communication director to Vice Pres. Joe Biden. Carney was replaced by his principal deputy press secretary Josh Earnest in 2014.

Mark Carney is a Canadian economist who became prime minister of Canada in March 2025 after he was elected leader of the Liberal Party. He had previously served as governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and as head of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. He is the first non-British

Mark Carney is a Canadian economist who became prime minister of Canada in March 2025 after he was elected leader of the Liberal Party. He had previously served as governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and as head of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. He is the first non-British

Robert Bostwick Carney was a U.S. Navy admiral and military strategist during World War II. After graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1916, Carney saw action during World War I as a gunnery officer. In 1927 he was promoted to lieutenant commander and in 1936 to commander. Before the outbreak

William H. Carney was an American soldier who joined the Union army in 1863 and became a hero of the American Civil War. He was one of the first African Americans to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest military award in the United States. Carney was born into slavery. At age 14 he

William H. Carney was an American soldier who joined the Union army in 1863 and became a hero of the American Civil War. He was one of the first African Americans to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest military award in the United States. Carney was born into slavery. At age 14 he

Carnian Stage, lowermost of the three divisions of the Upper Triassic Series, representing those rocks deposited worldwide during Carnian time (235 million to 228 million years ago) in the Triassic Period. The stage name is probably derived from the Austrian state of Kärnten (Carinthia), where the

Carnic Alps, range of the Eastern Alps, extending along the Austrian-Italian border for 60 miles (100 km) from the Pustertal (valley) and the Piave River (west) to the Gailitz (Italian Silizza) River (east). The mountains are bounded by the Dolomites (southwest), the Gail River and the Gailtaler

Matteo Carnelivari was an Italian architect who is considered the most refined exponent of 15th-century Sicilian architecture. He worked primarily in the city of Palermo. Carnelivari remained fundamentally faithful to the leading motifs of the 14th-century Norman style, considered as a solid and

Carniola, western region of Slovenia, which in the 19th century was a centre of Slovenian nationalist and independence activities within the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary. It was part of the Roman province of Pannonia in ancient times and was occupied by the Slovenes in the 6th century ad.

carnitine, a water-soluble, vitamin-like compound related to the amino acids. It is an essential growth factor for mealworms and is present in striated (striped) muscle and liver tissue of higher animals. Carnitine, which can be synthesized by the higher animals, is associated with the transfer of

metabolism: Formation of fatty acyl coenzyme A molecules: …are catalyzed by the enzyme carnitine acyl transferase. Defects in this enzyme or in the carnitine carrier are inborn errors of metabolism. In obligate anaerobic bacteria the linkage of fatty acids to coenzyme A may require the formation of a fatty acyl phosphate—i.e., the phosphorylation of the fatty acid by…

metabolism: Formation of fatty acyl coenzyme A molecules: …are catalyzed by the enzyme carnitine acyl transferase. Defects in this enzyme or in the carnitine carrier are inborn errors of metabolism. In obligate anaerobic bacteria the linkage of fatty acids to coenzyme A may require the formation of a fatty acyl phosphate—i.e., the phosphorylation of the fatty acid by…

metabolic disease: Fatty acid oxidation defects: …individuals with inherited disorders of carnitine transport, a deficiency of carnitine may cause severe brain, liver, and heart damage. Treatment with carnitine is partially effective. Fatty acid oxidation disorders are relatively common and as a group may account for approximately 5 to 10 percent of cases of sudden infant death…

Carnival, the merrymaking and festivity that takes place in many Roman Catholic countries in the last days and hours before the Lenten season. The derivation of the word is uncertain, though it possibly can be traced to the medieval Latin carnem levare or carnelevarium, which means to take away or

Anguilla: Cultural institutions: …cultural showpiece is the annual Summer Festival, or Carnival, which takes place in late July–early August. Its main events include beauty pageants, a Calypso Monarch competition, musical performances, and a Parade of Troupes, in which costumed teams of dancers perform in the streets. The Summer Festival is a cultural potpourri…

carnival, a traveling entertainment combining the features of both circus and amusement park. Developing out of the same roots as the early 19th-century circus—the “mud shows,” so called because they operated mainly in the open—carnivals traveled from town to town, bringing with them a few days of

Ochnaceae: Fun shrub, or carnival bush (Ochna multiflora), reaches 1.5 metres (5 feet) and has evergreen leaves. Its yellow, buttercup-like flowers have sepals that turn scarlet and remain after the petals fall. There are 3 to 5 projecting, jet-black fruits. Other genera have dry capsules with…

Henri Rousseau: Civil service career and early paintings: …at the Salon des Indépendants, Carnival Evening (1886), was a masterpiece of its kind and an impressive beginning for the artist. The approach to representation that he employed in this work is typical of “naive art.” Everything is literally and deliberately drawn—every branch of the trees is traced, the clouds…

Camille Saint-Saëns: …Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of Animals) for small orchestra, a humorous fantasy not performed during his lifetime that has since won considerable popularity as a work for young people’s concerts. Among the best of his later works are the Piano Concerto No. 5 (1895) and the Cello…

David Sedaris: After A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003–2020 (2021), he released Happy-Go-Lucky (2022), a volume of personal essays.

Carrie Underwood: Carnival Ride, Cry Pretty, and Denim & Rhinestones: ” Her second album, Carnival Ride (2007), sold more than half a million copies in its first week of release, and in early 2008 she was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry, joining the ranks of top country music artists such as Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood,…

carnival song, late 15th- and early 16th-century part song performed in Florence during the carnival season. The Florentines celebrated not only the pre-Lenten revelry but also the Calendimaggio, which began on May 1 and ended with the Feast of St. John on June 24. An essential part of the

Television in the United States: Prime time in the new century: …as K Street (2003) and Carnivale (2003–05). Showtime’s output of original scripted series also picked up in the early 2000s, with such notable series as The L Word (2004–09), Weeds (2005–12), Dexter (2006–13), and The Tudors (2007–10).

carnivore, any member of the mammalian order Carnivora (literally, “flesh devourers” in Latin), comprising more than 270 species. In a more general sense, a carnivore is any animal (or plant; see carnivorous plant) that eats other animals, as opposed to a herbivore, which eats plants. Although the

Carnivore, controversial software surveillance system that was developed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which used the system to search the e-mail and other Internet activity of identified criminal suspects during investigations circa 2000–02. The system—which some claim became

carnivore, any member of the mammalian order Carnivora (literally, “flesh devourers” in Latin), comprising more than 270 species. In a more general sense, a carnivore is any animal (or plant; see carnivorous plant) that eats other animals, as opposed to a herbivore, which eats plants. Although the

carnivore, animal whose diet consists of other animals. Adaptations for a carnivorous diet include a variety of hunting behaviours and the development of methods for grasping or otherwise immobilizing the prey. Wolves use their teeth for grasping, owls their claws, and bullfrogs their tongues. Some

carnivorous plant, any plant especially adapted for capturing and digesting insects and other animals by means of ingenious pitfalls and traps. Carnivory in plants has evolved independently about six times across several families and orders. The more than 600 known species of carnivorous plants

carnosaur, any of the dinosaurs belonging to the taxonomic group Carnosauria, a subgroup of the bipedal, flesh-eating theropod dinosaurs that evolved into predators of large herbivorous dinosaurs. Most were large predators with high skulls and dagger-shaped teeth that were recurved and compressed