carnivore
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A relatively small carnivore might have regarded a human as worthwhile prey, whereas an enormous hunter such as T. rex may have preferred much larger animals.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
They included two vegans and unusually, a dedicated carnivore.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
While the coyote’s expressive yellow eyes nearly make you sniffle, he remains a carnivore with sharp black claws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Myerscough said that through contacting experts, they were able to establish that it was the lower jaw of a rhomaleosaurus, a carnivore also known as a sea dragon.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The discovery that a wild carnivore was free in their midst created an uproar among the citizens of Zurich.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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The dinosaur, named Invictibellatrix amberina, is described in a new paper in the journal Royal Society Open Science and belongs to a group of agile, two-legged carnivores called megaraptorans.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The rocks of the Santiago Formation have also produced early saber-toothed carnivores and primates, El Adli said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Suraci stressed that large carnivores, like any species, have inherent value beyond the services they provide to human beings -- but said that failing to make the economic case would be a disservice to them.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The single person, or the lone vegetarian in a house full of carnivores, might not eat a whole pot of soup in one sitting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Gethenians are not a hunting people, because there is very little to hunt—no large herbivores, thus no large carnivores, except in the teeming seas.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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