carnivorous
Example Sentences
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We were determined to make it to Raccoon Island, and along the way spotted dolphins, iguanas, carnivorous birds and more, both coming and going.
From Salon
Modern research shows that all carnivorous species consume carrion to some degree.
From Science Daily
They weren’t allowed to experiment with mammals, including rats, so they isolated tissue samples from anglerfish, the carnivorous bottom-feeders with razor sharp teeth.
These efforts give me just enough time and space to dive diagonally out of the carnivorous thicket.
From Literature
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Mama Woof smiled in her fashion, which is to say she pulled her carnivorous lips back over those razor-sharp teeth.
From Literature
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