carnivoro

Definitions of carnivoro
  1. noun
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
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    canidi
    any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
    felino
    any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
    orsacchiotto, orso
    massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
    cagna
    female of any member of the dog family
    cane
    a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
    lupo
    any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
    cane del deserto, sciacallo
    Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
    iena
    doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
    volpe
    alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
    gatta, gatto, micio
    feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
    zibetto
    cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
    mangosta, mangusta
    agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents
    donnola
    small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
    visone
    slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur
    puzzola
    dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
    lontra
    freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
    mefite, moffetta
    American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
    tasso
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
    ghiottone, mangione
    musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
    martora
    agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
    procione
    an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
    panda
    large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae
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    placentati
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
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