Carnifex

Carnifex literally means butcher in Latin and in the history of ancient Rome refers to an executioner. The term was used as a nickname for the Roman general Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, and his son Pompey was called adulescentulus carnifex 'teenage executioner'

It may also refer to:

Species

• Abropus carnifex, a species of ground beetle in the monotypic genus Abropus
• Cardisoma carnifex, a species of terrestrial crab
• Dendropsophus carnifex, a species of frog
• Metius carnifex, a species of ground beetle
• Metoecis carnifex, a species of snout moth
• Phoenicircus carnifex, the Guianan red cotinga, a species of bird
• Polistes carnifex, a species of wasp
• Pyrausta carnifex, a species of moth
• Thylacoleo carnifex, the marsupial lion, an extinct carnivorous mammal species
• Triturus carnifex, the Italian crested newt
• Xenobolus carnifex, a species of millipede

Other uses

• Carnifex, a novel by Tom Kratman
• Carnifex, a unit fielded by the Tyranid faction in the Warhammer 40,000 setting
• Carnifex (band), an American deathcore band
• Carnifex (film), 2022 Australian horror thriller starring Alexandra Park (actress)
• Carnifex (Wild Cards), a character created by John J. Miller for the Wild Cards series of Science Fiction anthologies

See also

• Battle of Carnifex Ferry
• Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park