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flesh-eating

ADJECTIVE
carnivorous
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Antonyms


ADJECTIVE
meat-eating
Synonyms


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The reemergence of the flesh-eating screwworm could not come at a worse time for the beef industry—or cows.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

A flesh-eating parasite that feeds on warm-blooded animals has been detected in the US for the first time since 1966.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The first case of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating fly that typically feeds on livestock, has been detected a calf in Texas—the first U.S. case in six decades.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Even more recent insights that other people are more dangerous than the flesh-eating undead are played out.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

“These are flesh-eating horses, see? They like these conditions.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan




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