meat eater
Carnivores are animals that eat other animals. The word carnivore is derived from Latin and literally means meat eater. Wild cats such as lions, shown in Figure 34.3a and tigers are examples of vertebrate carnivores, as are snakes and sharks, while invertebrate carnivores include sea stars, spiders, and ladybugs, shown in Figure 34.3b. Obligate carnivores are those.