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Definition of carnivorous
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of carnivorous is as below...
Carnivorous
(a.)
Eating
or
feeding
on
flesh.
The term is
applied:
(a) to
animals
which
naturally
seek flesh for food, as the
tiger,
dog, etc.; (b) to
plants
which are
supposed
to
absorb
animal
food; (c) to
substances
which
destroy
animal
tissue,
as
caustics..
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Ceratosaurus
::
Ceratosaurus
(n.) A
carnivorous
American
Jurassic
dinosaur
allied
to the
European
Megalosaurus.
The
animal
was
nearly
twenty
feet in
length,
and the skull bears a bony horn core on the
united
nasal
bones.
See
Illustration
in
Appendix..
Theriodontia
::
Theriodontia
(n. pl.) An
extinct
order of
reptiles
found in the
Permian
and
Triassic
formations
in South
Africa.
In some
respects
they
resembled
carnivorous
mammals.
Called
also
Theromorpha.
"""fisher "
::
Fisher
(n.) A
carnivorous
animal
of the
Weasel
family
(Mustela
Canadensis);
the
pekan;
the black cat..
Phocodontia
::
Phocodontia
(n. pl.) A group of
extinct
carnivorous
whales.
Their teeth had
compressed
and
serrated
crowns.
It
includes
Squalodon
and
allied
genera.
Hesperornis
::
Hesperornis
(n.) A genus of
large,
extinct,
wingless
birds from the
Cretaceous
deposits
of
Kansas,
belonging
to the
Odontornithes.
They had
teeth,
and were
essentially
carnivorous
swimming
ostriches.
Several
species
are
known.
See
Illust.
in
Append..
Delundung
::
Delundung
(n.) An East
Indian
carnivorous
mammal
(Prionodon
gracilis),
resembling
the
civets,
but
without
scent
pouches.
It is
handsomely
spotted..
Aard-wolf
::
Aard-wolf
(n.) A
carnivorous
quadruped
(Proteles
Lalandii),
of South
Africa,
resembling
the fox and
hyena.
See
Proteles..
Nyentek
::
Nyentek
(n.) A
carnivorous
mannual
(Helictis
moscatus,
or H.
orientalis),
native
of
Eastern
Asia and the
Indies.
It has a
dorsal
white
stripe,
and
another
one
across
the
shoulders.
It has a
strong
musky
odor..
Alligator
::
Alligator
(n.) A large
carnivorous
reptile
of the
Crocodile
family,
peculiar
to
America.
It has a
shorter
and
broader
snout than the
crocodile,
and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no
marginal
notches.
Besides
the
common
species
of the
southern
United
States,
there are
allied
species
in South
America..
Bilirubin
::
Bilirubin
(n.) A
reddish
yellow
pigment
present
in human bile, and in that from
carnivorous
and
herbivorous
animals;
the
normal
biliary
pigment..
Civet
::
Civet (n.) The
animal
that
produces
civet
(Viverra
civetta);
--
called
also civet cat. It is
carnivorous,
from two to three feet long, and of a
brownish
gray
color,
with
transverse
black bands and spots on the body and tail. It is a
native
of
northern
Africa
and of Asia. The name is also
applied
to other
species..
Kinkajou
::
Kinkajou
(n.) A
nocturnal
carnivorous
mammal
(Cercoleptes
caudivolvulus)
of South
America,
about as large as a
full-grown
cat. It has a
prehensile
tail and lives in
trees.
It is the only
representative
of a
distinct
family
(Cercoleptidae)
allied
to the
raccoons.
Called
also
potto,
and honey
bear..
Kusimanse
::
Kusimanse
(n.) A
carnivorous
animal
(Crossarchus
obscurus)
of
tropical
Africa.
It its
allied
to the
civets.
Called
also
kusimansel,
and
mangue..
Sarcophagan
::
Sarcophagan
(n.) Any
animal
which eats
flesh,
especially
any
carnivorous
marsupial..
Pinnipedia
::
Pinnipedia
(n. pl.) A
suborder
of
aquatic
carnivorous
mammals
including
the seals and
walruses;
--
opposed
to
Fissipedia.
Sarcophaga
::
Sarcophaga
(n. pl.) A
suborder
of
carnivorous
and
insectivorous
marsupials
including
the
dasyures
and the
opossums.
Seal
::
Seal (n.) Any
aquatic
carnivorous
mammal
of the
families
Phocidae
and
Otariidae.
Jackal
::
"Jackal
(n.) Any one of
several
species
of
carnivorous
animals
inhabiting
Africa
and Asia,
related
to the dog and wolf. They are
cowardly,
nocturnal,
and
gregarious.
They feed
largely
on
carrion,
and are noted for their
piercing
and
dismal
howling..
Coyote
::
Coyote
(n.) A
carnivorous
animal
(Canis
latrans),
allied
to the dog, found in the
western
part of North
America;
--
called
also
prairie
wolf. Its voice is a
snapping
bark,
followed
by a
prolonged,
shrill
howl..
Gecko
::
Gecko (n.) Any
lizard
of the
family
Geckonidae.
The
geckoes
are
small,
carnivorous,
mostly
nocturnal
animals
with large eyes and
vertical,
elliptical
pupils.
Their toes are
generally
expanded,
and
furnished
with
adhesive
disks,
by which they can run over walls and
ceilings.
They are
numerous
in warm
countries,
and a few
species
are found in
Europe
and the
United
States.
See Wall
gecko,
Fanfoot..
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