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
Continue reading … MEAT UP — Biochemist says carnivore dieters are reversing disease without any drug therapy.
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FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
This carnivore’s sanctum offers an education in offal, mapping the pig from trompa (snout) to rabo (tail).
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Manure from animals that don’t consume meat (rabbits, cows, horses) is fine, but do not use waste from carnivores.
—Jessica Damiano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Spiral Diner serves vegan comfort food that will satisfy herbivores and carnivores alike.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
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FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
This carnivore’s sanctum offers an education in offal, mapping the pig from trompa (snout) to rabo (tail).
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Manure from animals that don’t consume meat (rabbits, cows, horses) is fine, but do not use waste from carnivores.
—Jessica Damiano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Spiral Diner serves vegan comfort food that will satisfy herbivores and carnivores alike.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for carnivore
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivore
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The speckled omnivores can weigh upwards of 10 pounds, largely thanks to a diet that regularly includes eggs, small animals, fruits, and vegetables.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 June 2026
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What the totality of evidence actually supports is this: humans are metabolically flexible omnivores with notable carnivorous adaptations that emerged over the past two million years, overlaid on an older primate legacy of plant consumption.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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An Irvine animal trainer and his girlfriend were convicted of killing 11 dogs in their care and cremating their bodies to conceal how the pets died.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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McCoy wasn’t sure what killed the animals, but said it was likely tied to the fire in the home.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Moreover, in every case, the ancestors were either insectivores or carnivores, with insect-eaters making the shift about three times more often than carnivores.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
ArsTechnica,
20 Aug. 2025
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Belonging to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters, armadillos are voracious insectivores that eat large numbers of beetles, grubs, ants, termites, and other insects, grabbing them with their sticky tongues.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
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The show's first season, centered around retirement community residents who band together to discover a dark truth of their community following the sighting of a monstrous creature, was met with positive reviews and has been among the streamer's weekly Top 10 since its premiere.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Keystone herbivore species such as the American bison, elk and mule deer live in grasslands and help to regulate the rich plant biota for other creatures to thrive, Keyser said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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The brain as a black box In the race to understand our brains, Danionella has some key advantages over other more common lab critters like rodents.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
16 June 2026
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These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for nearby critters.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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There be beasties beyond US Route 93, bigger than my vision could handle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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My bathtub seems to be a place these cute beasties like to hang out.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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“Carnivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivore. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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