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Meaning of CARNIVORA

Pronunciation:  kâr'nivuru

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 Definition: [n]  cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
 
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 Synonyms: order 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

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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