carnivora

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

order Carnivora hunter raptor carnivore attacker carnivorous vulture flesh-eating bushmeat meat-eater beast of prey predators carnivores preying animal preying mammal
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Antonyms

herbivore rabbit target prey quarry vegetarian
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Hypernyms

animal order

Examples

A taxonomic review of the genus Mustela (Mammalia, Carnivora). Source: Internet

Mammals of the Soviet Union: Carnivora (hyaenas and cats), Volume 2. BRILL, ISBN 90-04-08876-8 citation Wolves may also reduce Eurasian lynx populations. Source: Internet

Recognizable nimravid fossils date from the late Eocene (37 mya), from the Chadronian White River Carnivora Formation at Flagstaff Rim, Wyoming. Source: Internet

Bears include the most massive terrestrial members of the order Carnivora. Source: Internet

However, this does not typically ascend more than one or two levels: the order to which dogs and wolves belong is Carnivora main ("Carnivores"). Source: Internet

Phylogeny of the Carnivora: Basal Relationships Among the Carnivoramorphans, and Assessment of the Position of 'Miacoidea' Relative to Carnivora. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

carnivalization carnivalize carnivallike carnivoracity carnivoral carnivoramorphan