Carnivore

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  1. herbivore
    any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
    Omnivores lack the specialist behaviour of carnivores and herbivores, searching widely for ... > read more
    Herbivore — A herbivore is often defined as any organism that eats only plants.
  2. order Carnivora
    cats
    The word also refers to the mammals of the Order Carnivora, many (but not all) of which fit the first definition.
  3. Mustelidae
    weasels
    By that definition, many fungi, some bacteria, many animals, about 1% of ... > read more
    American Mink — The American Mink, Mustela vison, is a North American member of the Mustelidae family found in Alaska, Canada and most of the United States.
  4. carnivore
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
    A carnivore is an animal that eats a diet consisting mainly of meat, whether it comes from live animals or dead ones (scavenging).
  5. omnivore
    an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
    For more information about the topic Carnivore, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
    Omnivore — An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and meat.
  6. carnivorous plant
    plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals
    There are also several species of carnivorous plants, though most are primarily insectivorous.
  7. insectivore
    any organism that feeds mainly on bugs
    Carnivores that eat insects primarily or exclusively are called insectivores, while those that eat fish primarily or exclusively are called piscivores.
  8. Mustela vison
    usually rich dark brown
    By that definition, many fungi, some bacteria, many animals, about 1% of ... > read more
    American Mink — The American Mink, Mustela vison, is a North American member of the Mustelidae family found in Alaska, Canada and most of the United States.
  9. trophic
    of or relating to nutrition or feeding
    They are ... > read more
    Trophic level — In ecology, the trophic level is the position that an organism occupies in a food chain - what it eats, and what eats it.
  10. scavenge
    clean refuse from
    A carnivore is an animal that eats a diet consisting mainly of meat, whether it comes from live animals or dead ones (scavenging).
  11. arthropod
    invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body
    Some animals are considered carnivores even if their diets contain very little meat (e.g., predatory arthropods such as spiders or mantids that may rarely consume small vertebrate prey).
  12. obligate
    force somebody to do something
    Animals that subsist on a diet consisting only of meat are referred to as obligate carnivores.
  13. Mustela
    type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels
    By that definition, many fungi, some bacteria, many animals, about 1% of ... > read more
    American Mink — The American Mink, Mustela vison, is a North American member of the Mustelidae family found in Alaska, Canada and most of the United States.
  14. insectivorous
    (of animals and plants) feeding on insects
    There are also several species of carnivorous plants, though most are primarily insectivorous.
  15. ecology
    the environment as it relates to living organisms
    They are ... > read more
    Trophic level — In ecology, the trophic level is the position that an organism occupies in a food chain - what it eats, and what eats it.
  16. vertebrate
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton
    Some animals are considered carnivores even if their diets contain very little meat (e.g., predatory arthropods such as spiders or mantids that may rarely consume small vertebrate prey).
  17. carnivorous
    relating to flesh-eating animals
    There are also several species of carnivorous plants, though most are primarily insectivorous.
  18. biologist
    a scientist who studies living organisms
    Wildlife biologists look at
  19. consume
    take in as food
    Some animals are considered carnivores even if their diets contain very little meat (e.g., predatory arthropods such as spiders or mantids that may rarely consume small vertebrate prey).
Created on Thu Apr 21 22:02:37 EDT 2011

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