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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.

Greediness of appetite for flesh. [Sportive.] Pope.

A group of the Carnivora, which includes the cats, civets, and hyenas.

A group of the Carnivora, that includes the bears, weasels, etc.

Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects.

One of the Carnivora.

A division of Carnivora, including the dogs, wolves, and foxes.

A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora, Insectivora, Marsupialia, and lemurs, but is now often restricted to the Carnivora.

A division of the Carnivora, including the dogs, cats, and bears, in which the feet are not webbed; -- opposed to Pinnipedia.

One of several species of small Carnivora of the genus Genetta, allied to the civets, but having the scent glands less developed, and without a pouch.

An assemblage of genera having certain important characters in common; as, the Carnivora and Insectivora are orders of Mammalia.

A subdivision of Carnivora having plantigrade feet. It includes the bears, raccoons, and allied species.

A South Africa genus of Carnivora, allied to the hyenas, but smaller and having weaker jaws and teeth. It includes the aard-wolf.

holunar bone, a bone formed by the coalescence of the scaphoid and lunar in the carpus of carnivora.

ain case, or cranium, and the bones and cartilages of the face and mouth. See Illusts. of Carnivora, of Facial angles under Facial, and of Skeleton, in Appendix.

cid) composed of taurine and cholic acid, present abundantly in human bile and in that of carnivora. It is exceedingly deliquescent, and hence appears generally as a thick, gummy mass, easily soluble in water and alcohol. It has a bitter taste.

A genus of Carnivora including the common bears.

A genus of Carnivora including the foxes.