as in omnivores
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 carnivores
Nagatitan would have lived with smaller plant-eating dinosaurs, including iguanodontians, some cousins of the Triceratops called ceratopsians, as well as large carnivores, and flying pterosaurs.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 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
And so, under the cover of night, the two carnivores have been constantly at odds, racing for the right to hunt rabbits and squirrels, and for the space to dig a den to rear their young.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
The low price has also become a punchline, with jokes tying the $23 rate to the proximity of large carnivores.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
Scolding carnivores everywhere on Meat is Murder’s provocative six-minute title track, Morrissey began his long career as pop music’s most confrontational vegetarian.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 20 Apr. 2026
Even the carnivores in your life will love this vegetarian lasagna recipe that makes use of one of our favorite fall ingredients.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
The new population of predatory carnivores is also proving a headache for local livestock farmers.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 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
And so, under the cover of night, the two carnivores have been constantly at odds, racing for the right to hunt rabbits and squirrels, and for the space to dig a den to rear their young.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
The low price has also become a punchline, with jokes tying the $23 rate to the proximity of large carnivores.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
Scolding carnivores everywhere on Meat is Murder’s provocative six-minute title track, Morrissey began his long career as pop music’s most confrontational vegetarian.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 20 Apr. 2026
Even the carnivores in your life will love this vegetarian lasagna recipe that makes use of one of our favorite fall ingredients.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
The new population of predatory carnivores is also proving a headache for local livestock farmers.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivores
Noun
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Plus, pet owners like myself will appreciate not having to worry about our animals being around pesticides.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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As previously noted, one of the gifts of Russian greats that Saunders most celebrates is their way of locating complex truths in the stuff of ordinary lives—their towns and farms, and their families, their servants; their animals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Noun
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For all of these creatures, the coast’s patchwork of barrier islands, beaches, sandbars, salt marshes, tidal creeks and estuaries are vitally important for survival.—
Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
16 May 2026
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The slick creatures, with their blunt heads and whiskers, are sometimes easy to spot in the water, but the restaurants that have perfected eating them are a bit harder to find.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Thatch roofing alone has declined in popularity in the region because of these critters.—
Stefan Ionescu
May 20,
New Atlas,
20 May 2026
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The action is smooth, with the Switch 2 not hiccupping when juggling dozens of small critters.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Carnivores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivores. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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