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Carnivore \Car`ni*vore\, n. [Cf. F. carnivore.]

(Zool.) One of the Carnivora. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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carnivore

noun

1: terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb
2: any animal that feeds on flesh; "Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore"; "insectivorous plants are considered carnivores"

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Carnivore \Car`ni*vore\, n. [Cf. F. carnivore.]

(Zo["o]l.) One of the Carnivora.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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