carnivorousness

English

Etymology

carnivorous +‎ -ness

Noun

carnivorousness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being a carnivore.

   Synonym: carnivory

   • 1854, John Coventry, Viator: a poem:

     . . . Shows ample evidence carnivorousness Is not impaired by conjugal estate; The flesh consumed, the beefy brethren speed'ly separate.