carnivores

plural of carnivore
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 Guides such as Eggleston place observers on sandbars at least 150 feet from the charismatic carnivores. Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025 Mountain lions are hunters, carnivores, apex predators. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025 As obligate carnivores with ferocious teeth, big cats were both motivated and equipped to rip primates to shreds. Rebecca Van Laer september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025 Ornithomimosaurs were likely not strictly carnivores, but rather omnivores or herbivores, Nau said. Lauren Liebhaber september 22, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025 Wild mammals and birds, both herbivores and carnivores, generally got smaller as human populations expanded, landscapes became more fragmented and hunting pressure increased. New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025 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 Captive carnivores in the United States often have their diets supplemented with commercially available meat products, like chunk or mincemeat. Alana Wise, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025 Its carcass was used partly for research and partly to feed carnivores at the zoo – lions, tigers, and leopards. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivores
Noun
  • Aquatic nuisance species are non-native plants and animals that can cause ecological or economic harm, or even harm to human health if introduced to a body of water.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Shiz University roommates initially clash before forming a friendship, which is tested at the end of the first movie when the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), who secretly plots to silence the talking animals of Oz, comes between them.
    Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • The clip then hints that the small town is anything but, with disappearances of children, creepy creatures and more lurking in its past and haunting the present.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are being discovered across the planet.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Celebrities, like Lisa from BLACKPINK, Lady Gaga, and Naomi Osaka have their own plush toys, while collectors have been buying and reselling these critters at an unbelievable pace and price.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The whole place is powered by the magic tears of Muggle-Wumps, apelike creatures whom the Twits keep in captivity and force to stand on their heads for hours on end (there are other fun critters too, such as Alan Tudyk’s backward-talking Sweet-Toed Toad).
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Carnivores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivores. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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