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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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For those not as fortunate, the Zambia Carnivore Programme exists to protect them.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

"Early primates evolved to crave fruits because these foods are high in calories and were healthy in the small amounts available to them," explains Gabrielle Yap, a senior writer at the food site Carnivore Style.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2024

Further research is needed to understand how to effectively cull wolves, agrees Luigi Boitani, chair of the Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe and a leading wolf expert.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2024

“It’s really rare. To have it in a densely human-populated area like that, you know, it’s just not something you’d expect,” DNR Large Carnivore Specialist Dan Stark told WCCO-TV, a Twin Cities CBS affiliate.

From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Carnivore Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution, pages 495-535, 2 figures, 2 tables, 1 appendix.

From Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae by Mahlke-Johnson, Kathleen P.




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