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Yes, carnivorous is playable

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"Carnivorous" Definition

adjective

Botany Capable of trapping insects or other small organisms and absorbing nutrients from them; insectivorous.
Characterized by destructive or predatory behavior or instincts: "a city becoming increasingly carnivorous as it becomes decreasingly serious about governance” ( George F. Will).
Flesh-eating or predatory: a carnivorous bird.
Of or relating to carnivores.
Subsisting or feeding on animal tissues.

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