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Noun
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Rewriting the Story of Ancient Cretaceous Oceans For decades, the narrative of prehistoric oceans has centered on massive vertebrates as the dominant predators.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026 -
For decades, the paleontological consensus was that this was the age of vertebrates; anything without a backbone was lunch.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Spiral Diner serves vegan comfort food that will satisfy herbivores and carnivores alike.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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Voles are herbivores that cause garden damage by eating plant materials such as flowers, ornamentals, bulbs, and the bark of trees.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Spiral Diner serves vegan comfort food that will satisfy herbivores and carnivores alike.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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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
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“Invertebrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invertebrates. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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