The Emergence Machine

Carnivore

abstract · Ecology · Level 7 · E6

E6Organisms

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Emergence definition

An animal that feeds primarily on the flesh of other animals, occupying upper trophic levels in food chains.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “carnivore” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “carnivore”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
carnivore
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0CarnivoreTissueAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesCarnivoreL7AnimalL5TissueL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    A carnivore is an organism that obtains energy by consuming and metabolizing the tissue of other organisms, typically animals.
  • Tissue L6 (requires)
    A carnivore is an organism that obtains energy by consuming and metabolizing the tissue of other organisms, typically animals.