what's a meat eater called
What is a meat eater? A carnivore, meaning 'meat eater', is an animal with a diet consisting mainly of meat, whether it comes from animals living (predation) or dead (scavenging). Is a kangaroo a meat eater or a plant eater? It depends on the species, although no species of kangaroos are purely carnivores. The animals most commonly known as kangaroos are herbivores, primarily eating grass and otheâ¦r vegetation. Besides grass, they eat young shoots and tender leaves of native shrubs.