carno-, carn-, carne-, carni-
(Latin: flesh, meat)
brychocarnivorous, brykocarnivorous
1. Eating meat with a lot of noise and greed.
2. Tearing and ripping meat into pieces while in the process of eating it; for example, hyenas which primarily feed as scavengers.
carnage
1. Widespread and indiscriminate slaughter or massacre; especially, of human beings.
2. The savage and excessive killing of many people.
3. Serious injury to a great many people; such as, in a major accident.
4. The slaughter of a great number of people; such as, in battle; butchery; massacre.
carnal
A reference to the desires and appetites of the flesh; sensual.
carnality
carnalize
carnally
carnation
carneous
Fleshy.
carnifex (s), carnificis (pl)
1. The public executioner at Rome, who executed people of the lowest social status (not Roman citizens); thus, an executioner or hangman.
2.
Carnifex comes from Latin
caro, carnis, "flesh" and
facere, "to make."
This word is also used as a term of reproach; either as "murderer, tormentor", or "scoundrel".
carnificare
To behead or to mangle.
carnification
carnificina (s), carnificinae (pl)
1. In Roman times, the hangman's office.
2. The place where executions and torturing were done.
carnigen
carnine
carnival
Etymology: From Middle Latin, carne, vale, "O flesh, farewell!" through Italian, carnevale, and French, carnaval.
Related "meat, flesh" word units:
creo-, kreo-;
sarco-.
Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "food, nutrition, nourishment":
alimento-;
broma-;
cibo-;
esculent-;
sitio-;
tropho-;
Eating Crawling Snacks;
Eating: Carnivorous-Plant "Pets";
Eating: Folivory or Leaf Eaters;
Eating: Omnivorous.
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