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