There are lots of garbage scavengers in Algiers.
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Scavengers
Synonyms for "scavengers" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
carrion feederdetritivore
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
dumpster diver
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
garbage pickerradical scavengerscrap collector
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7 entriesCollocations
6 entriescarrion feederdumpster diverscavenger beetlescavenger speciesscavenging behaviorscrap collector
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4 total sentences available.
Jackals are scavengers.
Source: tatoeba (12034328)
The genetic evidence comes from an unusually well-preserved polar bear jawbone with a canine tooth still attached to it — a rare find because most polar bear carcasses are consumed by scavengers or sink to the sea bottom. The DNA mapped from the jawbone is the earliest mammalian genome ever sequenced.
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Lions are scavengers, among other things.
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