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 carnivores were small, had long snouts and still had three fingers on each hand.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
Rabies is a fatal viral disease primarily found in bats and wild carnivores, such as raccoons, skunks, and foxes, also referred to as rabies vector species.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
The collection offers a fascinating glimpse into a world in transition, when earlier animals, such as armed herbivores and crocodile-like carnivores, co-existed with (relatively speaking) more modern creatures, such as early frogs, pterosaurs, and turtles.
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
The highly-intelligent carnivore then viciously drags its prey into its transport container and begins devouring him alive.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 July 2025
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
Rabies is a fatal viral disease primarily found in bats and wild carnivores, such as raccoons, skunks, and foxes, also referred to as rabies vector species.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
The collection offers a fascinating glimpse into a world in transition, when earlier animals, such as armed herbivores and crocodile-like carnivores, co-existed with (relatively speaking) more modern creatures, such as early frogs, pterosaurs, and turtles.
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
The highly-intelligent carnivore then viciously drags its prey into its transport container and begins devouring him alive.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivore
Noun
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Red foxes are omnivores that prey on small animals such as birds, rabbits and squirrels, Lehrer said.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Card-carrying herbivores, seed-eaters, and omnivores switched to a cicada-heavy diet during a brood emergence in Washington, D.C., in 2021, according to Martha Weiss, a professor of biology at George Washington University.—
Sarah Henry,
The Courier-Journal,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Both beloved animals have died, the zoo announced Friday.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Strange animals that get their energy from chemical reactions instead of the sun have been discovered at the bottom of ocean trenches up to 31,000 feet deep in the northwest Pacific between Russia and Alaska, a new study reports.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
16 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 lemurs and tenrecs of Madagascar, for example, are descended from primates and insectivores that used to be much more widespread.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Players will need to survive a brutal future, extract key people from the past and stop nightmarish creatures.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Housing marine creatures, the facility was on the forefront of understanding the care and training of dolphins.—
Bonnie Gross,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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With the snake out of the tunnel and train traffic clear to commence, Mackenzie places the reptile in a netted bag to remove the critter from the home.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Researchers have seen that wild horses and burros will hog water tanks, streams, and other water sources — often to the detriment of native critters like deer and antelope, which are easily bullied by a big stallion.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
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Most of the remaining beasties now live on remote islands near the equator, and most humans would conveniently like to forget them.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
30 June 2025
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That hybrid classification extends to recent hits such as Minecraft and Sonic the Hedgehog, which combine live actors with CGI beasties.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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“Carnivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivore. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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