About The Word Carnivora
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Carnivora
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What's The Definition Of Carnivora?
[n] cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
Synonyms | Synonyms for Carnivora: order Carnivora Related Terms | Find terms related to Carnivora: See Also | animal order | Canidae | carnivore | Eutheria | family Canidae | family Felidae | family Hyaenidae | family Mustelidae | family Procyonidae | family Ursidae | family Viverridae | family Viverrinae | Felidae | Hyaenidae | Mustelidae | Pinnipedia | Procyonidae | subclass Eutheria | suborder Pinnipedia | Ursidae | Viverridae | Viverrinae Carnivora In Webster's Dictionary \Car*niv"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L.
carnivorus. See {Carnivorous}.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear,
seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon
flesh, though some of them, as the bears, also eat vegetable
food. The teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting
flesh, and the jaws powerful.
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