单词 | Carnivora |
释义 | ‖ Carnivora, n. pl. Zool.|kɑːˈnɪvərə| [L. carnivora (sc. animalia) flesh-eating (animals); see carnivorous.] A large order of flesh-eating Mammalia, including among others the feline, canine, and ursine families. (For a singular, see carnivore.) Also, sometimes applied to orders or groups of other animals, e.g. to a large family of pentamerous beetles.
1830Bennett Gardens Zool. Soc. 99 The most typical group of the Carnivora. 1847Carpenter Zool. §645 The aquatic Carnivora [Beetles]..live during their larva and perfect states in water. 1865Daily Tel. 7/2 In a land like Hindostan..what a veritable power the great carnivora are. |

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