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- noun
carnivorousness
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Examples
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"This type of behaviour sent us down a path that later would lead to two of the defining features of our species:" carnivory "-- or meat eating --" and tool manufacture and use, "said co-author Shannon McPherron, a scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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"This type of behaviour sent us down a path that later would lead to two of the defining features of our species:" carnivory "-- or meat eating --" and tool manufacture and use, "said co-author Shannon McPherron, a scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary
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There's a reason carnivory wasn't allowed in the beginning (either for humans or animals) – that would involve death.
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I believe Adam and Eve sinned, and that sin brought death, carnivory, disease, and suffering into the world.
Creationist vs. creationist on Homo habilis - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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I believe Adam and Eve sinned, and that sin brought death, carnivory, disease, and suffering into the world.
Creationist vs. creationist on Homo habilis - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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I believe Adam and Eve sinned, and that sin brought death, carnivory, disease, and suffering into the world.
Creationist vs. creationist on Homo habilis - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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It talks about the cost of carnivory and dietary groups based on the weight of the carnivore.
The evolution of vampires Darren Naish 2007
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Citation: Carbone C, Teacher A, Rowcliffe JM (2007) The costs of carnivory.
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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So how can we transition to a sustainable carnivory?
The Vegetarian Myth | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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The vegetation, isolated for millennia on infertile soils, is characterized by endemism and carnivory, eg: Heliamphora spp.,
frogapplause commented on the word carnivory
...because roots can readily absorb nutrients released from decaying corpses, nearly all plants are capable of carnivory.
--Yahoo News
December 9, 2009