CARNIVORA


Meaning of CARNIVORA in English

kärˈniv(ə)rə noun plural

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of carnivorus carnivorous — more at carnivorous

1. capitalized : an order of eutherian mammals that are believed to have arisen from generalized insectivores during the Paleocene and are mostly carnivorous in habit having teeth adapted for flesh eating, a simple stomach and short intestine, feet with four or more usually clawed toes, a well-developed brain, clavicles wanting or vestigial, and a zonary deciduate placenta — compare creodonta , fissipeda , pinnipedia

2. : carnivorous animals ; especially : members of the Carnivora

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.