as in omnivore
an animal that eats meat; a meat eater
—sometimes used humorously to refer to people who eat meat
Many of my friends are vegetarians, but I'm a carnivore.
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Recent Examples of carnivore
The specimens represented a range of dietary ecologies, from strict carnivores to obligate herbivores, and a wide variety of skull shapes.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Jaws lined with sharp dagger-like teeth were most likely associated with carnivores, while others set with the dental equivalent of mortar and pestles likely ground plant matter into digestible food.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Gray wolf conservation, for example, is a complicated push and pull of managing large carnivores that often end up in places where the easiest meal is someone’s livelihood.
—Douglas McCauley, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
Wolverines are members of the weasel family, like ferrets and badgers, and are known for being ferocious and cunning carnivores.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Jaws lined with sharp dagger-like teeth were most likely associated with carnivores, while others set with the dental equivalent of mortar and pestles likely ground plant matter into digestible food.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Gray wolf conservation, for example, is a complicated push and pull of managing large carnivores that often end up in places where the easiest meal is someone’s livelihood.
—Douglas McCauley, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
Wolverines are members of the weasel family, like ferrets and badgers, and are known for being ferocious and cunning carnivores.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivore
Noun
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Chickens are omnivores and want to eat bugs and worms alongside nutritious chicken feed.—
Pete & Gerry's Contributor,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Lives Lived: John Peck, known as the Mad Peck, was a cultural omnivore whose work as an underground cartoonist, artist, critic and disc jockey had a dry humor and an ornate eccentricity.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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In terms of animal mortality, this year’s bloom was the worst since 2015-16 outbreak that killed thousands of animals between Alaska and Baja California, said SCCOOS director Clarissa Anderson of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The exact mechanism behind this response remains unclear, but the study shows, for the first time, that the phenomenon of contagious yawning also applies to animals and non-living robots.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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More on Groundhogs Moles Moles are insectivores, tunneling to find food.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
8 May 2025
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The sparrowhawk is an aggressive bird of prey, adept at hunting and fighting, while the cuckoo’s nest targets are smaller birds and mostly insectivores.—
Nathan H. Lents,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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The vulpine creature was first described by Charles Darwin in 1834 on Chile’s Chiloé Island.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Stone Age hunter-gatherers may have been particularly interested in sperm whale skeletons, because the creatures are the only toothed species of the group, featuring long, straight jaw bones—perfect for crafting hunting tools, the researchers write in the paper.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 May 2025
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Summer temperatures are warming up, which means Texas critters may be looking to avoid the heat by going into homes.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2025
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As one of the largest islands in the world, this jumble of rainforests, highland plateaus, and otherworldly rock formations has spawned a unique ecosystem of freakish critters—many of which can’t be found anywhere else on earth.—
Chris Schalkx,
Robb Report,
15 May 2025
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In this movie, their most formidable foes are a hellish bunch of beasties disguised as a rival boy band.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Set in a fictional, secluded land of mountains and lakes, Ochi follows a plucky teen named Yuri (played by Helena Zengel), who’s been raised by her father to fear and hunt the reclusive little beasties called ochi.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Carnivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivore. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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