Carnivora

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]

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car·niv·o·ra kär-'niv-ə-rə n pl
1) cap an order of eutherian mammals that are mostly carnivorous and have teeth adapted for flesh eating
2) carnivorous animals esp members of the order Carnivora
car·ni·vore 'kär-nə-.vō(ə)r, -.vȯ(ə)r n

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Car·niv·o·ra (kahr-nivґə-rə) [L. caro flesh + vorare to devour] an order of mammals that eat primarily flesh and have teeth adapted for that purpose, as well as a simple stomach and a short intestine. Included are the dog family, the cat family, bears, walruses, raccoons, and numerous others.

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