Carnivora (Noun)
Meaning
Cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Domestic cats belong to the order Carnivora, comprising meat-eating mammals.
- The big cat species such as lions, tigers, leopards, and panthers all belong to the Carnivora order.
- Bears and members of the suborder Pinnipedia also belong to the order Carnivora despite being primarily omnivorous or adapted for aquatic diets.
- Lions, wolves, jackals, and raccoons can often coexist as all of them are classified as part of the order Carnivora.
- Cats and members of the Pinnipedia like walruses share characteristics found among many species of the order Carnivora, adapted to the animal's aquatic diet or primary feeding source.