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flesh-eating

ADJECTIVE
carnivorous
Synonyms
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

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

“MHF is simply too dangerous to use. It is a flesh-eating, low-crawling, toxic vapor cloud. Our communities will not be safe until this chemical is gone.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Annabeth didn’t want to think about it, but sadly, this squad of flesh-eating horror-show women might be the closest thing to good luck they were going to get in Tartarus.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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