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单词 carnivore
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carnivore
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔːr/us
/ˈkɑːr.nə.vɔːr/
ananimalthateatsmeat:
食肉动物
Lions andtigersare carnivores.狮子和老虎是食肉动物。
humorousI mademostlyvegetarianfoodbut put acoupleofmeatdishesout for the carnivores(=peoplewhoeatmeat).我做的主要是素食，不过还准备了几道荤菜给吃肉的人。
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carnivorous
(Definition ofcarnivorefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

carnivore| American Dictionary

carnivore
noun[C]
us
/ˈkɑr·nəˌvɔr,-ˌvoʊr/
ananimalthateatsmeat

carnivorous

adjective[not gradable]us
/kɑrˈnɪv·ə·rəs/
Lions andtigersare carnivorous.
(Definition ofcarnivorefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcarnivore

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Concurrent with habitat loss is the decreasing numbers of wild animals, particularly carnivores, in many countries.
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Clearly then, in bats the subtle timing of viral dissemination must differ from the classicalcarnivorestory.
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The mammals examined in the forests and coastal zone were grouped into artiodactyls (bovids, suids), carnivores, rodents or pholidotes.
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This question was addressed recently in the ferret, acarnivorewhose visual system development approaches that of primates and humans in terms of biological complexity.
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Relative sensitivities of mammalian carnivores to habitat fragmentation.
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Among mammals, immature ticks have been identified on a wide diversity of species, including elephant shrews, rodents, lagomorphs, hyraxes, carnivores, equids and ruminants.
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Foxes were the onlycarnivorespecies seen in the release site.
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Arthropods, mainly insects, constituted a significant part of the diet of the two carnivores.
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In this way ticks were recorded on ungulates, carnivores, rodents or pholidotes.
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A further curious difference involves the effect of cholinergic modulators on relay cells based on data from rodents and carnivores.
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As if we possessed a carnivore's teeth and digestive tract, thoughtless cliché places us 'at the top of the food chain'.
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The advantages for symbolic communication in a creature so poorly endowed to be acarnivorehad to constitute a considerable force of selection.
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For instance, carnassial teeth evolved in the carnivores as tools for slicing meat.
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More distantcarnivorefamilies could not be amplified.
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These primary producers may then be exploited by aquatic herbivores, which are in turn consumed by carnivores.
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