Scavengers

Synonyms for "scavengers" (38 found)

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Closest matches (8)

amphibian aquatic biped canine cannibal carnivore chimney sweep cleanser

Strong matches (11)

cosmopolite crossing sweeper feline flue cleaner gnawer herbivore insectivore invertebrate magpie mammal

Noun(1 words)

magpie

Related words (19)

mammalian marsupial marsupialian necrophage omnivore primate quadruped reptile rodent ruminant street sweeper sweep sweeper ungulate varmint vermin vertebrate whitewing

Noun(1 words)

pack rat

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3 relation types

form of

1 entries

scavenger

has property

1 entries

eating carrion

related to

1 entries

scavenger

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

There are lots of garbage scavengers in Algiers.

Source: tatoeba (8567623)

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.

Source: tatoeba (12218319)

Lions are scavengers, among other things.

Source: tatoeba (13521070)

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