slovo | definícia |
carnivora (encz) | Carnivora, |
Carnivora (gcide) | Carnivora \Car*niv"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L.
carnivorus. See Carnivorous.] (Zool.)
An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear,
seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon
flesh, though some of them, as the bears, also eat vegetable
food. The teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting
flesh, and the jaws powerful.
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carnivora (wn) | Carnivora
n 1: cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals;
bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder
Pinnipedia [syn: Carnivora, order Carnivora] |
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order carnivora (encz) | order Carnivora, n: |
Carnivora (gcide) | Carnivora \Car*niv"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L.
carnivorus. See Carnivorous.] (Zool.)
An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear,
seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon
flesh, though some of them, as the bears, also eat vegetable
food. The teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting
flesh, and the jaws powerful.
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Carnivoracity (gcide) | Carnivoracity \Car*niv`o*rac"i*ty\, n.
Greediness of appetite for flesh. [Sportive.] --Pope.
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order carnivora (wn) | order Carnivora
n 1: cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals;
bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder
Pinnipedia [syn: Carnivora, order Carnivora] |
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