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  • adjective That eats meat; carnivorous.

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  • adjective (of animals) carnivorous

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Examples

  • Still, the Aipac conference is what one of Mr. Obama's Middle East advisers described as a "meat-eating" crowd, and some of the president's proponents worried that Sunday's address might be something of a buzz-saw for the president.

    NYT > Global Home By HELENE COOPER 2011

  • Still, the Aipac conference is what one of Mr. Obama's Middle East advisers described as a "meat-eating" crowd, and some of the president's proponents worried that Sunday's address might be something of a buzz-saw for the president.

    NYT > Home Page By HELENE COOPER 2011

  • But just remember I've reached full man-grown, meat-eating size.

    SHORTY DREAMS 2010

  • Despite the foods' unnoticeable lack of dairy, my meat-eating relatives couldn't deny their deliciousness.

    Maya Gottfried: How to Be a Vegan on Thanksgiving Maya Gottfried 2011

  • Now, I don't have a meat-eating twin to compare to.

    Pet Peeve of the Day julieandrews 2009

  • Despite the foods' unnoticeable lack of dairy, my meat-eating relatives couldn't deny their deliciousness.

    Maya Gottfried: How to Be a Vegan on Thanksgiving Maya Gottfried 2011

  • Dr Clarke says it is the “neatest” discovery he has made in more than 20 years of studying Nepenthes meat-eating plants.

    This just in: Pitcher plants might be shrew toilets « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2010

  • Despite the foods' unnoticeable lack of dairy, my meat-eating relatives couldn't deny their deliciousness.

    Maya Gottfried: How to Be a Vegan on Thanksgiving Maya Gottfried 2011

  • Tim, take comfort in the fact that teachers may be too busy teaching to the tests to teach children how to write essays quickly and consistently well on such topics as why you are a honky racist, war-mongering, meat-eating, SUV driving evil person who should hate yourself.

    Matthew Yglesias » Is Our Children Learning 2010

  • Despite the foods' unnoticeable lack of dairy, my meat-eating relatives couldn't deny their deliciousness.

    Maya Gottfried: How to Be a Vegan on Thanksgiving Maya Gottfried 2011

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