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 Australian Museum says dingoes are the continent’s largest mammal carnivore.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
Karin Saucedo, the Texas State coordinator for Project Coyote, a group that advocates for the preservation of wild carnivores, said one thing people don’t realize is behaviors that might feel threatening to them are the animals’ natural behavior.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
The absence of tooth marks on the mandibles does not imply that other parts of the bodies were not consumed by hyenas or other carnivores.
—CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The hominin bones and animal remains make up an assemblage of fossils that appear to come from the den of a carnivore, perhaps a hyena.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2026
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
Karin Saucedo, the Texas State coordinator for Project Coyote, a group that advocates for the preservation of wild carnivores, said one thing people don’t realize is behaviors that might feel threatening to them are the animals’ natural behavior.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
The absence of tooth marks on the mandibles does not imply that other parts of the bodies were not consumed by hyenas or other carnivores.
—CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The hominin bones and animal remains make up an assemblage of fossils that appear to come from the den of a carnivore, perhaps a hyena.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivore
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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
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But slugs can be beneficial omnivores that feed on algae, fungi, decomposing organic matter and plants.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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One code violation prohibits residents from having more than three animals and two additional animals up to three months of age in one household.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The aquarium opened a new era Tuesday with the announcement that Jenny Gray — a leader known for her work in animal ethics, welfare and conservation in Australia — will become just the second chief executive to lead the Monterey aquarium.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 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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Jamieson expects other Antarctic sharks live at the same depth, feeding on the carcasses of whales, giant squids and other marine creatures that die and sink to the bottom.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Shinomiya pays detailed attention to everything on screen, crafting not just the faces and emotions of the characters, but also all the other creatures, natural landforms and skies of this story world.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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But at many shelters, including Marin Humane, there are lots of other critters looking for their forever homes.—
Lisa Bloch,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Rosemary makes one of the best companion plants for apple trees because of its strong scent that's unpleasing to critters looking to snack on a juicy red apple.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
16 Feb. 2026
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Abby’s Magical Beasties, where one of the beasties goes missing, and Abby must problem-solve.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
3 Nov. 2025
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In a horrific twist, Kasumi (Kana Hanazawa) wakes up way too early — and thus has to battle the ferocious beasties to survive.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Carnivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivore. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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