as in omnivore
an animal that eats meat; a meat eater
—sometimes used humorously to refer to people who eat meat
Many of my friends are vegetarians, but I'm a carnivore.
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Recent Examples of carnivore
Polar bears are the world's largest land carnivore, but attacks on humans are extremely uncommon – only 73 were recorded between 1870 and 2014, in Canada, Greenland, Norway, Russia and the US.
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Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 30 Sep. 2024
Read: There are no ‘five stages’ of grief This education would presumably be accelerated in carnivores, who see death frequently and at close range.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
The 124-million-year-old dinosaur belonged to a group of small carnivores called compsognathids, and its feathers were more of a wispy fuzz.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Coloradans have voted to limit carnivore hunting in the past.
—Rebecca Niemiec, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
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Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 30 Sep. 2024
Read: There are no ‘five stages’ of grief This education would presumably be accelerated in carnivores, who see death frequently and at close range.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
The 124-million-year-old dinosaur belonged to a group of small carnivores called compsognathids, and its feathers were more of a wispy fuzz.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Coloradans have voted to limit carnivore hunting in the past.
—Rebecca Niemiec, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivore
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And while vegetarians will find dozens of recipes to suit their palate, omnivores aren’t left out: Williamson has incorporated proteins in dishes like corn and salt cod chowder.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
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Bears are often classified as carnivores, although black and brown bears are actually omnivores.Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
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This is Claudia, the only animal not made in a mold.Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 18 Nov. 2024
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Getting to the cream Several animals that live in groups learn from one another, including elephants, whales, and some primates.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Among the species declines that have led to billions fewer birds in North America over the last half-century, grassland birds and aerial insectivores have been hit especially hard, having lost many bugs that once fed them.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
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Belonging to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters, armadillos are voracious insectivores that eat large numbers of beetles, grubs, ants, termites, and other insects, grabbing them with their sticky tongues.Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2024
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Once a reasonable ruler, King Solon (Javier Bardem) is now a speechless blue beast — albeit the cartoon-cute version of a rhinoceros-size creature, sporting an endearing underbite and an easily distractable, dog-like personality.Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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Even in an era of record-breaking species loss, the wild corners of the Earth may still harbor creatures long feared extinct.Kate Wheeling, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
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Costumes and critters at Cincinnati Zoo for HallZOOween | See our photos.Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
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The National Park Service could coordinate with local and state government agencies and nonprofit groups to ensure mountain lions, bears and other local critters can safely move among mountain ranges.Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Hollywood gremlins are particularly interested in meddling with technological devices to cause serious accidents, and a voiceover at the end of the film ominously warns viewers that any unexplained problems with electrical devices in the home might be on account of a such a beastie lurking there.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2024
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From hummingbirds and butterflies to spiders and even lowly beetles, all those wee beasties are part of an intricate web that makes up an ecosystem.Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Carnivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivore. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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