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
More research is needed to make recommendations on the carnivore diet and the ketogenic diet, since both eliminate certain food groups and encourage plenty of meat.25
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Apr. 2025
The authors acknowledge that other non-intentional factors can cause such flaking, particularly the gnawing of carnivores.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
The carnivore diet may have some health benefits, especially for specific populations.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
Kennedy has touted the benefits of bone broth on social media and podcaster Joe Rogan, who has extolled the benefits of the carnivore diet for years, is also a big fan of bone broth.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Chickens are omnivores and want to eat bugs and worms alongside nutritious chicken feed.—
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Lives Lived: John Peck, known as the Mad Peck, was a cultural omnivore whose work as an underground cartoonist, artist, critic and disc jockey had a dry humor and an ornate eccentricity.—
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Fungi transform materials that plants and animals otherwise wouldn’t be able to use to their benefit.—
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The 1,000-pound animals peep their heads from the white stalls, while others amble in circles inside the barn's wooden fence.—
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More on Groundhogs Moles Moles are insectivores, tunneling to find food.—
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The sparrowhawk is an aggressive bird of prey, adept at hunting and fighting, while the cuckoo’s nest targets are smaller birds and mostly insectivores.—
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Danielle Dufault/Royal Ontario Museum Paleontologists have discovered a three-eyed creature with a pencil sharpener-like mouth that roamed the sea for prey more than 500 million years ago.—
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They are set upon by one of Eudoxia’s five sons and his warband of mutant creatures – half-man, half-animal abominations created by the former Empress as part of her many diabolical experiments.—
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To prevent critters from making a vehicle home sweet home, make sure the interior is kept clean and with no food residue left behind to attract them.—
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Discover which critters enjoy that menu, their unique eating methods, and the important role each plays in our ecosystem.—
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Set in a fictional, secluded land of mountains and lakes, Ochi follows a plucky teen named Yuri (played by Helena Zengel), who’s been raised by her father to fear and hunt the reclusive little beasties called ochi.—
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From hummingbirds and butterflies to spiders and even lowly beetles, all those wee beasties are part of an intricate web that makes up an ecosystem.—
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“Carnivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivore. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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