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carnivores

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for carnivores.

Editorial note

A significant portion of the bio-mass of the planet is genetically architected to consume other animals--they are true carnivores.

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Quick take

a series of hunting simulation video games featuring prehistoric species ranging from dinosaurs to extinct megafauna.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of carnivores gathered in one view.

N

a series of hunting simulation video games featuring prehistoric species ranging from dinosaurs to extinct megafauna.

N

a 1998 first-person shooter video game developed by Action Forms and published by WizardWorks for Microsoft Windows.

N

an indie rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2009 by Philip Frobos, Nathaniel Higgins, and Caitlin Lang.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for carnivores.

N

a series of hunting simulation video games featuring prehistoric species ranging from dinosaurs to extinct megafauna.

N

a 1998 first-person shooter video game developed by Action Forms and published by WizardWorks for Microsoft Windows.

N

an indie rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2009 by Philip Frobos, Nathaniel Higgins, and Caitlin Lang.

Example sentences

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A significant portion of the bio-mass of the planet is genetically architected to consume other animals--they are true carnivores.

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Lots of carnivores don't have the ability to manufacture all of the amino acids their body requires.

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At the very least, you'll feed the remains of the animal to your dogs or other carnivores.

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As such, cats are obligate carnivores -- they cannot survive on a vegan or vegetarian diet.

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This is the reason why most carnivores can’t metabolize alcohol, while humans and other herbi-/omnivores can.

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To discover a long term relationship between social carnivores is very interesting, but not so striking as the article says.

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Logically, preventing carnivores from eating other animals would have a similar effect on animal suffering as humans not eating other animals.

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Cats are strict carnivores[1], and dogs, while they can survive on a veg diet, it is not what they evolved to consume[2].

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Not only can we not really stop it, even if we could it would kill any carnivores.

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I suspect there'd be a lot more carnivores if people had to grow their own veggies, too.

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This in turn might be problematic in areas where the economic value of large carnivores is defined by the truckloads of tourists chasing them.

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All tickborne diseases, spread by deer or small carnivores, that are a much bigger threat for children playing outdoors because ticks are everywhere in deerland.

Quote examples

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This story doesn't work for me, because the emphasis given to main word (which is the whole point I guess) I imagine "Meat" to be a very human concept, strictly related to food, and to our nature as carnivores.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use carnivores in a sentence?

A significant portion of the bio-mass of the planet is genetically architected to consume other animals--they are true carnivores.

What does carnivores mean?

a series of hunting simulation video games featuring prehistoric species ranging from dinosaurs to extinct megafauna.

What part of speech is carnivores?

carnivores is commonly used as N.