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hypercarnivore

hypercarnivore noun: any animal whose diet is predominantly (more than 70%) meat from animals.

Noun

hypercarnivore (plural hypercarnivores)

  1. Any animal whose diet is predominantly (more than 70%) meat from animals.
    • Most sharks are hypercarnivores.
  2. Any creature with an increased slicing component of dentition relative to the grinding component.

Forms of hypercarnivore

pluralhypercarnivores

Origin of hypercarnivore

From hyper- + carnivore.

Questions about hypercarnivore

What does hypercarnivore mean?
Hypercarnivore means any animal whose diet is predominantly (more than 70%) meat from animals.
What part of speech is hypercarnivore?
Hypercarnivore is a noun.
What is the plural of hypercarnivore?
The plural of hypercarnivore is hypercarnivores.

Words near hypercarnivore in the dictionary

  1. hypercardioid
  2. hypercards
  3. hypercare
  4. hypercarnal
  5. hypercarnitinemia
  6. hypercarnivore
  7. hypercarnivores
  8. hypercarnivorous
  9. hypercarnivory
  10. hypercarotenaemia
  11. hypercarotenemia

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