1) Animal order 2) Order carnivora
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1) Ferae
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The first carnivoran was a carnivore, and nearly all carnivorans today primarily eat meat. Some, such as cats and pinnipeds, depend entirely on meat for their nutrition. Others, such as raccoons and bears, depending on the local habitat, are more omnivorous: the giant panda is almost exclusively a herbivore, but will take fish, eggs and insects, w...
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• (n. pl.) 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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An order of chiefly flesh-eating mammals that includes the cats, dogs, bears, civets, minks, and hyenas, as well as the raccoon and panda; some species are omnivorous or herbivorous. ... Origin: L. Carnivorus, fr. Caro (carn-), flesh, + voro, to devour ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(kahr-niv´ә-rә) an order of mammals that eat primarily flesh and have teeth adapted for that purpose, as well as a simple stomach and a short intestine. Included are the dog family, the cat family, bears, walruses, raccoons, and numerous others.
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Car·niv'o·ra noun plural [ New Latin , neut. plural from Latin
carnivorus . See
Carnivorous .]
(Zoology) 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...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kar-niv′ŏ-ră Definitions: 1. An order of chiefly flesh-eating mammals that includes the cats, dogs, bears, civets, minks, and hyenas, as well as the raccoon and panda; some species are omnivorous or herbivorous.
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Carnivora is a term applicable to any creatures that feed on flesh or animal substances, but is now applied specially to an order of mammals which prey upon other animals. The head is small, the jaws powerful, and the skin is well covered with hair. Two sets of teeth, deciduous or milk and permanent, are always developed in succession, and in both ...
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n] - cats
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Carnivora A diverse order of terrestrial and aquatic carnivorous mammals consisting of ten families grouped into suborders. Caniformia including Canidae (dogs, foxes) Ursidae (bears) Otariidae (sealions) Ailuropodidae (giant panda) Procyonidae (racoons) Mustelidae (weasels, otters) Phocidae (hair seals) Feliformia including Felidae (cats) V...
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order Carnivora noun cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
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