Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Carnivora"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Carnivora \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Carnivora
n : cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears;
raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
[syn: {Carnivora}, {order Carnivora}]
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