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Carnivora

Carnivora Meaning & Definition
Carnivora Definition And Meaning

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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