Organisms

Carnivora

An order of MAMMALS, usually flesh eaters with appropriate dentition. Suborders include the terrestrial carnivores Fissipedia, and the aquatic carnivores CANIFORMIA.

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An order of MAMMALS, usually flesh eaters with appropriate dentition. Suborders include the terrestrial carnivores Fissipedia, and the aquatic carnivores CANIFORMIA.

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Carnivora. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002335. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002335
  2. Carnivora. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivora
  3. Carnivora. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25306