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
Chef Angie Mar made the Beatrice Inn a meat Mecca for downtown NYC carnivores.
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Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The rare baby boy was born Sunday after seven hours of labor and is doing well, said Matthey Lenyo, the zoo’s curator of primates and carnivores.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
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.
—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
Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The rare baby boy was born Sunday after seven hours of labor and is doing well, said Matthey Lenyo, the zoo’s curator of primates and carnivores.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivores
Noun
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Visitors can walk 7 miles of trails and see 140 bird species and animals such as manatees, dolphins, alligators, otters, bobcats, sea turtles and gopher tortoises.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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But habitat became inconsequential when the animals ceased to exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for many Americans, but not for this group of creatures, which slithered into an uninhabited home in Arkansas, much to the chagrin of the realtor trying to sell it.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Aliens galore Eternia is home to more creatures than just He-Man and Skeletor.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Wooden piles, Schwartz tells me, used to have a decent lifespan in the harbor because the water was so toxic that even the critters that eat wood couldn’t survive.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
10 June 2026
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These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for nearby critters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Carnivores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivores. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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