Flesh eater

Japanese: flesh eater(英語表記)flesheater
Flesh eater

...This word is used in three ways: (1) a mammal that feeds mainly on birds and animals (the English term flesh eater has this meaning), (2) a predatory animal-eating animal, and (3) a carnivore. Originally it only meant (1), but the concept was expanded to include all motile animals other than mammals, and also to all animals including sessile animals, and on the other hand to insectivores, fishivores, shellfishivores, and other animals other than birds and animals, and further to all animal-eating animals including planktonivores, and so the meanings (2) and (3) were born. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "flesh eater" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このことばは,(1)鳥獣を主食とする哺乳類(この意味では英語でflesh eaterという表現がある),(2)捕食性の動物食動物,(3)動物食動物の3通りの意味で使われる。本来は(1)のみを意味するものであったが,一方では哺乳類以外の運動性動物一般へ,さらに固着性動物も含む動物一般へ,一方では鳥獣食以外の昆虫食,魚食,貝食などへ,さらにプランクトン食も含む動物食一般へと概念が拡張されて,(2)と(3)の意味が生まれた。…

※「flesh eater」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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