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Definition of Carnivorously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carnivorously
Literary usage of Carnivorously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, Norwick Eng, Thomas Southwell, Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society (1899)
"... amphibia) is somewhat carnivorously inclined, or rather, is piscivorous, I am
fully satisfied by observing them on several occasions devouring small ..."
2. The Wilson Bulletin by Wilson Ornithological Club, Nebraska Ornithologists' Union, Wilson Ornithological Society (1900)
"... I may mention an almost perfect protection during the critical breeding time
from the inclemency of the weather, and carnivorously inclined beasts, ..."
3. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1903)
"... sat in the cave-cool dining-room,—pink stucco and rose-vines it was all over
the outside,—carnivorously growling their haste at the rotund Pasquale. ..."
4. The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley by Thomas Jefferson Hogg (1858)
"... but meat of various kinds had been prepared in various ways for the cannibal
guest. He dined carnivorously, but very moderately. ..."
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