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Meaning of CARNIVORA

Pronunciation:  kâr'nivuru

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

CARNIVORA is a 9 letter word that starts with C.

 

 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

 

 

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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