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carnivore

[kahr-nuh-vawr] / ˈkɑr nəˌvɔr /
ADJECTIVE
flesh-eating
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


NOUN
animal that eats flesh
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


Example Sentences

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The researchers stress that their findings do not dismiss the ecological importance of large carnivores.

From Science Daily

With few defenses against large carnivores, they became easy prey once pumas arrived.

From Science Daily

The human remains appear to come from what was once a carnivore den.

From Science Daily

These fossils come from the Morrison Formation* in the United States and were used to reconstruct a detailed food web, showing how plants, herbivores, and carnivores were linked through feeding relationships.

From Science Daily

They often compensate villagers when carnivores kill their livestock or herbivores eat their crops.

From The Wall Street Journal