Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
car·niv·o·ra Pronunciation:
kär-'niv-&-r& Function:
noun plural 1 capitalized : an order ofeutherian mammals that are mostly carnivorous and have teeth adapted for flesh eating
2 : carnivorous animals;
especially : members of the order Carnivora —
car·ni·vore /'kär-n&-"vO(&)r, -"vo(&)r/ noun
[kahr-niv-er-uh] 
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