What is another word for carnivores?

Pronunciation: [kˈɑːnɪvˌɔːz] (IPA)

Carnivores, or meat-eating animals, are a diverse group of creatures found in various habitats throughout the world. Synonyms for carnivores include predators, hunters, meat-eaters, and flesh-eaters. These animals are often characterized by their sharp teeth and claws, which they use to catch and kill their prey. Some of the most well-known carnivores include lions, tigers, bears, and wolves, but there are many other species in this group as well. From the agile cheetah to the mighty great white shark, carnivores come in all shapes and sizes and play important roles in maintaining the balance of nature.

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Usage examples for Carnivores

Insects and birds and fish, nearly all the herbivorous mammals, and even a great many of the carnivores, help one another and protect one another.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
Yet both are carnivores."
"Hilda Wade A Woman With Tenacity Of Purpose"
Grant Allen
It was the coming of the carnivores, therefore, that accelerated the development of brain matter, and started the process which created man.
"The Glands Regulating Personality"
Louis Berman, M.D.

Famous quotes with Carnivores

  • Perhaps some day — say 1938, their centenary — they might be allowed to return together for a holiday, to see the mistakes of their own lives made clear in the light of the mistakes of their successors; and perhaps then, for the first time since man began his education among the carnivores, they would find a world that sensitive and timid natures could regard without a shudder.
    Henry Adams
  • Animals are not just herbivores or carnivores. They are, in the nice coinage of the psychologist George Miller, .
    Daniel Dennett
  • A liberal society cannot be defended by herbivores. We need carnivores to save us, but we had better make sure the meat-eaters hunt only on our orders.
    Michael Ignatieff
  • The only other mammalian carnivores that take outsized prey are lions, hyenas, wolves, and African wild dogs. Each... has an exceptionally advanced social life, prominently featuring the pursuit of prey in coordinated packs.
    E. O. Wilson

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