also: にくじき
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
meat eating; meat diet
Refers to the act of eating meat or a diet that includes meat. Often contrasted with 菜食 (vegetarian diet).
See also: 菜食
彼は健康のために肉食をやめた。
He gave up eating meat for his health.
肉食
A meat-centered diet raises cholesterol concerns.
noun-modifying (irregular)
carnivorous
Only with reading にくしょく
Used prenominally to describe animals that eat meat, as in 肉食動物 (carnivorous animal). Restricted to the reading にくしょく.
See also: 草食
ライオンは代表的な肉食動物だ。
Lions are a typical carnivorous animal.