Hypercarnivore

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any animal whose diet is predominantly (more than 70%) meat from animals.

    "Most sharks are hypercarnivores."

  2. 2
    Any creature with an increased slicing component of dentition relative to the grinding component.

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"Most sharks are hypercarnivores."

Etymology

From hyper- + carnivore.

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