HyperDic: carnivora

English > 1 sense of the word Carnivora:
NOUNanimalCarnivora, order Carnivoracats
English > Carnivora: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningcats; lions; tigers; panthers / panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia.
Synonymorder Carnivora
Member ofEutheria, subclass EutheriaAll mammals except monotremes and marsupials
MembersCanidae, family Canidaedogs
Felidae, family Felidaecats
Hyaenidae, family Hyaenidaehyenas
Mustelidae, family MustelidaeWeasels
Pinnipedia, suborder Pinnipediaseals
Procyonidae, family Procyonidaeraccoons
Ursidae, family Ursidaebears and extinct related forms
Viverridae, family Viverridae, Viverrinae, family Viverrinaegenets
carnivoreA terrestrial / terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
Spanishcarnívoros
CatalanCarnivora, carnívors

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