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carnivore (placental)

Definition:

a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal

Class:

animal noun

Plural:

carnivores

Type of:

placental » mammal » vertebrate » chordate » animal » organism » living thing

Member of:

Carnivora » Eutheria » Mammalia » Vertebrata » Chordata » Animalia

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

bear | canine | feline | fissiped mammal | musteline mammal | procyonid | viverrine

Usage example:

terrestrial carnivores have 4 or 5 clawed digits on each limb

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