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carnivore

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


NOUN
animal that eats flesh
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Myerscough said that through contacting experts, they were able to establish that it was the lower jaw of a rhomaleosaurus, a carnivore also known as a sea dragon.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

He follows a carnivore diet, picks up snakes with his bare hands, and pushes videos of himself doing pushups shirtless and in jeans.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

But given the potential health risks, it’s only fair that the information shared by government officials about the carnivore diet — or any dietary pattern for that matter — is accurate and evidence-based.

From MarketWatch May 19, 2026

Concern about health misinformation has been growing, with vaccination rates falling and extreme diets, such as the carnivore diet, increasing in popularity.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

As a result of this fundamental inefficiency, no mammalian carnivore has ever been domesticated for food.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Suraci stressed that large carnivores, like any species, have inherent value beyond the services they provide to human beings -- but said that failing to make the economic case would be a disservice to them.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

"While it is always heartbreaking to lose a young animal, sadly this is not uncommon in large cat litters," said Richard Langston, head of carnivores at Howletts.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

Similar developments have been reported in research on other large carnivores, including spotted hyaenas, and reinforce the expanding value of bioacoustics in ecological science.

From Science Daily Nov. 22, 2025

Harry didn’t so much worry me, but what if the younger brothers discovered that Granddaddy was a trove of weird and fascinating facts about Indian fighting, the larger carnivores, hot-air ballooning?

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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