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Carnivora
[ kahr-niv-er-uh ]
noun
- the order of placental mammals comprising the carnivorans and noted for much diversity in habitats, sizes of species, and diets: divided into two suborders, Caniformia (dogs and doglike species) and Feliformia (cats and catlike species).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Carnivora1
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Example Sentences
Yet it is clear that both the graminivora and the carnivora were made to effect this apparent wrong.
Their mouth is armed, in fact, with canine teeth comparable to those of the most powerful Carnivora.
Among those Carnivora which are able to accommodate themselves to the severest climates, I may mention the Foxes.
If caught in their youth they are easily tamed, and display a greater intelligence than any of the other carnivora.
Felid, animals of the cat kind, a family of Carnivora in which the predaceous instincts reach their highest development.
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