hypercarnivore

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noun

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

“Most sharks are hypercarnivores.”

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Meanings

nounhypercarnivore (plural hypercarnivores)

plural hypercarnivores

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

    Most sharks are hypercarnivores.

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

Origin

From hyper- + carnivore.

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APA

hypercarnivore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercarnivore

MLA

“hypercarnivore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercarnivore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypercarnivore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercarnivore.

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