Polyglot Dictionary

Fleischfresser

/ˈflaɪʃˌfʀɛsɐ/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Fleischfresser

Meaning

  1. carnivore

    Built from Fleisch (meat) + Fresser (eater (from fressen, "to eat", used for animals)).

    • Der Löwe ist ein typischer Fleischfresser.

      The lion is a typical carnivore.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Fleisch meat
  • Fresser eater (from fressen, "to eat", used for animals)

Usage notes

Used for both wild and domestic meat-eating animals; the human equivalent is normally "Fleischesser," not this word.

Practice

1 What does Fleischfresser mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Löwe ist ein typischer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fleischfresser?

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