order Carnivora

order Carnivora
noun
cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
Syn: ↑Carnivora
Hypernyms: ↑animal order
Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑subclass Eutheria
Member Meronyms:

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  • Carnivora — 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. [L. carnivorus, fr. caro (carn ), flesh, + voro, to devour] * * …   Medical dictionary

  • Carnivora — noun cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia • Syn: ↑order Carnivora • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Carnivora — order of mammals, 1830, from L. (animalia) carnivora flesh eating (animals), neuter plural of carnivorus (see CARNIVOROUS (Cf. carnivorous)). Applied as the scientific name of a large order of flesh eating mammals by French naturalist Georges… …   Etymology dictionary

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