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carnivore

[kahr-nuh-vawr] / ˈkɑr nəˌvɔr /
ADJECTIVE
flesh-eating
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


NOUN
animal that eats flesh
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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But given the potential health risks, it’s only fair that the information shared by government officials about the carnivore diet — or any dietary pattern for that matter — is accurate and evidence-based.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Concern about health misinformation has been growing, with vaccination rates falling and extreme diets, such as the carnivore diet, increasing in popularity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"Ripple et al. argued that carnivore recovery produced one of the world's strongest trophic cascades," said Dr. Daniel MacNulty, lead author and wildlife ecologist at Utah State University.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

The tracks capture the movements of two very different dinosaurs: a long-necked sauropod thought to be a Cetiosaurus and the two-legged carnivore Megalosaurus.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

He straddled the chair backward and stared into Brannon’s eyes as though he were a carnivore studying food.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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