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单词 meat-eating
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Definition of meat-eating in English:

meat-eating

adjective
  • 1Feeding on other animals; carnivorous.

    meat-eating dinosaurs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • New scientific techniques which allow analysis of bone chemistry have shown that pre-historic man was not the solely meat-eating savage he is often portrayed.
    • The discovery of a giant meat-eating dinosaur sporting a downy coat has some scientists reimagining the look of Tyrannosaurus rex.
    • It had leaf-shaped teeth designed for shredding plants rather than the triangular, blade-like serrated teeth of its meat-eating relatives.
    • The small meat-eating dinosaur lived in North America during the Late Triassic period 228 to 208 million years ago.
    • He caught the meat-eating South American fish while angling near Mechelen, in northern Belgium.
    • A set of prehistoric footprints, said to show meat-eating dinosaurs hunting vegetarian dinos, has just been recreated in a detailed 3-D model.
    • The star of the exhibition is Fuzzy Raptor, a meat-eating dinosaur covered in small, delicate feathers.
    • Sifting through the collection, they separated out the bones of a theropod, or meat-eating dinosaur.
    • The Tasmanian Devil is the largest meat-eating marsupial existing today.
    • Two new 250-million-year-old species of large, meat-eating amphibians have been discovered by researchers.
    • The most ferocious biters among mammals aren't lions, tigers, or wolves, but meat-eating marsupials, a new study says.
    Synonyms
    flesh-eating, predatory, of prey, hunting, raptorial
    1. 1.1 Eating meat as part of one's diet.
      he will go with meat-eating friends to a steak house and order a salad
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We have a vegetarian and a meat-eating household, so we have vegetarian options.
      • In the early 21st century, the biggest meat-eating countries were Luxembourg, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Spain.
      • Your meat-eating friends won't even know it's vegan!
      • One way of changing meat-eating habits for the better could be a return to the independent high-street butcher.
      • I mixed and matched and came up with something my meat eating family devoured.
      • I didn't know how well my meat-eating, preponderantly male family would take to an all-veggie sandwich.
      • This recipe got a great review from my meat-eating family.
      • My own meat-eating habits changed irrevocably after a stint undercover in a chicken factory.
      • The vast majority of meat-eating people rely upon the ranchers, farmers, etc. to do the actual killing of the animals.
      • He caters to my vegetarian needs, as well as making fabulous recommendations for my fish and meat eating friends.

Definition of meat-eating in US English:

meat-eating

adjective
  • 1Feeding on other animals; carnivorous.

    a group of large meat-eating dinosaurs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He caught the meat-eating South American fish while angling near Mechelen, in northern Belgium.
    • The small meat-eating dinosaur lived in North America during the Late Triassic period 228 to 208 million years ago.
    • The Tasmanian Devil is the largest meat-eating marsupial existing today.
    • It had leaf-shaped teeth designed for shredding plants rather than the triangular, blade-like serrated teeth of its meat-eating relatives.
    • New scientific techniques which allow analysis of bone chemistry have shown that pre-historic man was not the solely meat-eating savage he is often portrayed.
    • A set of prehistoric footprints, said to show meat-eating dinosaurs hunting vegetarian dinos, has just been recreated in a detailed 3-D model.
    • The star of the exhibition is Fuzzy Raptor, a meat-eating dinosaur covered in small, delicate feathers.
    • Sifting through the collection, they separated out the bones of a theropod, or meat-eating dinosaur.
    • Two new 250-million-year-old species of large, meat-eating amphibians have been discovered by researchers.
    • The discovery of a giant meat-eating dinosaur sporting a downy coat has some scientists reimagining the look of Tyrannosaurus rex.
    • The most ferocious biters among mammals aren't lions, tigers, or wolves, but meat-eating marsupials, a new study says.
    Synonyms
    flesh-eating, predatory, of prey, hunting, raptorial
    1. 1.1 Eating meat as part of one's diet.
      he will go with meat-eating friends to a steakhouse and order a salad
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The vast majority of meat-eating people rely upon the ranchers, farmers, etc. to do the actual killing of the animals.
      • We have a vegetarian and a meat-eating household, so we have vegetarian options.
      • This recipe got a great review from my meat-eating family.
      • I didn't know how well my meat-eating, preponderantly male family would take to an all-veggie sandwich.
      • He caters to my vegetarian needs, as well as making fabulous recommendations for my fish and meat eating friends.
      • Your meat-eating friends won't even know it's vegan!
      • I mixed and matched and came up with something my meat eating family devoured.
      • One way of changing meat-eating habits for the better could be a return to the independent high-street butcher.
      • My own meat-eating habits changed irrevocably after a stint undercover in a chicken factory.
      • In the early 21st century, the biggest meat-eating countries were Luxembourg, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Spain.
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