Carnivore

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  • noun. Any of various mammals of the order Carnivora, including the dogs, cats, bears, weasels, raccoons, and seals, most of which are predatory flesh-eating animals.
  • noun. Any of various other flesh-eating animals.
  • noun. An insectivorous plant.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A carnivorous animal; one of the Carnivora.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of the Carnivora.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any animal that eats meat as the main part of its diet.
  • noun. A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any animal that feeds on flesh
  • noun. a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
  • Word Usage
    "Camera traps, said Lyren, are widely used in carnivore research because they help document the behavior and distribution of these more elusive, often-nocturnal animals … This camera trap is on the former El Toro Marine Base, an area that burned last week in the Orange County Santiago Fire."
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