Related WordNet synsets for SUMO concept Carnivore
More specialized WordNet synsets
- carnivore
- terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb
- seal
- any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
- Pinnipedia, suborder Pinnipedia
- seals; sea lions; walruses
- pinniped mammal, pinniped, pinnatiped
- aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
- crabeater seal, crab-eating seal
- silvery gray Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans
- Otariidae, family Otariidae
- eared seals: sea lions and fur seals
- Alaska fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus
- of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California
- eared seal
- pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur
- Arctocephalus, genus Arctocephalus
- fur seals
- fur seal
- eared seal of the S hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin
- guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus philippi
- of Pacific coast of California and southward
- Callorhinus, genus Callorhinus
- fur seals
- fur seal
- fur seal of the north Pacific
- South American sea lion, Otaria Byronia
- of the southern coast of South America
- sea lion
- any of several large eared seals of the north Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat
- Otaria, genus Otaria
- type genus of the Otariidae
- Australian sea lion, Zalophus lobatus
- a variety of sea lion found in Australia
- Zalophus, genus Zalophus
- sea lions
- California sea lion, Zalophus californianus, Zalophus californicus
- often trained as a show animal
- Steller sea lion, Steller's sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus
- largest sea lion; of the north Pacific
- Eumetopias, genus Eumetopias
- sea lions
- earless seal, true seal, hair seal
- any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers
- Phocidae, family Phocidae
- earless seals
- Phoca, genus Phoca
- type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals
- harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus
- common arctic seal; the young are all white
- harbor seal, common seal, Phoca vitulina
- small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere
- Pagophilus, genus Pagophilus
- harp seals
- elephant seal, sea elephant
- either of two large North Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks
- Mirounga, genus Mirounga
- elephant seals
- hooded seal, bladdernose, Cystophora cristata
- medium-sized blackish-gray seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic-Atlantic waters
- Erignathus, genus Erignathus
- bearded seals
- bearded seal, squareflipper square flipper, Erignathus barbatus
- medium-sized grayish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of Arctic Ocean
- Cystophora, genus Cystophora
- hooded seals
- Odobenus, genus Odobenus
- type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses
- Odobenidae, family Odobenidae
- walruses and extinct forms
- walrus, seahorse, sea horse
- either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
- Fissipedia
- in some classifications considered a suborder of Carnivora
- Atlantic walrus, Odobenus rosmarus
- of North Atlantic and Arctic waters
- Pacific walrus, Odobenus divergens
- of the Bering Sea and north Pacific
- Orycteropus, genus Orycteropus
- coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae
- fissiped mammal, fissiped
- terrestrial carnivores; having toes separated to the base: dogs; cats; bears; badgers; raccoons
- Tubulidentata, order Tubulidentata
- an order of Eutheria
- Orycteropodidae, family Orycteropodidae
- aardvarks
- aardvark, ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afer
- nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
- viverrine, viverrine mammal
- small catlike predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World
- Viverridae, family Viverridae, Viverrinae, family Viverrinae
- genets; civets; mongooses
- civet, civet cat
- catlike mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
- Viverra, genus Viverra
- type genus of the family Viverridae
- large civet, Viverra zibetha
- common civet of India and southeast Asia
- small civet, Viverricula indica, Viverricula malaccensis
- common small civet of southeast Asia
- Viverricula, genus Viverricula
- a genus of Viverridae
- binturong, bearcat, Arctictis bintourong
- arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
- Arctictis, genus Arctictis
- binturongs
- Fossa, genus Fossa
- monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
- Cryptoprocta, genus Cryptoprocta
- large primitive catlike carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar
- fossa, fossa cat, Cryptoprocta ferox
- largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
- genet, Genetta genetta
- agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail
- fanaloka, Fossa fossa
- civet of Madagascar
- Genetta, genus Genetta
- genets
- Indian mongoose, Herpestes nyula
- keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated
- Hemigalus, genus Hemigalus
- banded palm civets
- banded palm civet, Hemigalus hardwickii
- E Indian civet
- Herpestes, genus Herpestes
- mongooses
- mongoose
- agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents
- ichneumon, Herpestes ichneumon
- North African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs
- palm cat, palm civet
- spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies
- Paradoxurus, genus Paradoxurus
- palm civets
- meerkat, mierkat
- South African mongoose-like viverrine having a face like a lemur and only four toes
- Suricata, genus Suricata
- meerkats
- slender-tailed meerkat, Suricata suricatta
- a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail
- suricate, Suricata tetradactyla
- burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet
- Microchiroptera, suborder Microchiroptera
- most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats
- carnivorous bat, microbat
- typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution
- mouse-eared bat
- a carnivorous bat with ears like a mouse
- leafnose bat, leaf-nosed bat
- bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae
- Phyllostomus, genus Phyllostomus
- type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae
- Phyllostomidae, family Phyllostomidae, Phyllostomatidae, family Phyllostomatidae
- New World leaf-nosed bats
- genus Macrotus
- leafnose bats
- macrotus, Macrotus californicus
- large-eared grayish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico
- spearnose bat
- New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern United States to Paraguay
- hognose bat, Choeronycteris mexicana
- small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose
- Phyllostomus hastatus
- a variety of leaf-nosed bat
- Choeronycteris, genus Choeronycteris
- a genus of Phyllostomatidae
- horseshoe bat
- bat having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
- Rhinolophidae, family Rhinolophidae
- Old World leaf-nosed bats
- orange bat, orange horseshoe bat, Rhinonicteris aurantius
- a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur
- Hipposideridae, family Hipposideridae
- Old World leafnose bats
- Hipposideros, genus Hipposideros
- horseshoe bats
- horseshoe bat
- any of numerous bats of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
- Rhinonicteris, genus Rhinonicteris
- orange horseshoe bats
- false vampire, false vampire bat
- any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects
- Megadermatidae, family Megadermatidae
- Old World false vampire bats
- big-eared bat, Megaderma lyra
- large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears
- Megaderma, genus Megaderma
- type genus of the Megadermatidae
- Vespertilionidae, family Vespertilionidae
- the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world
- red bat, Lasiurus borealis
- North American brick or rusty red bat with hairs tipped with white
- vespertilian bat, vespertilionid
- a variety of carnivorous bat
- Vespertilio, genus Vespertilio
- a genus of Vespertilionidae
- frosted bat, Vespertilio murinus
- common Eurasian bat with white-tipped hairs in its coat
- Lasiurus, genus Lasiurus
- a genus of Vespertilionidae
- cave myotis, Myotis velifer
- small bat of southwest United States that lives in caves etc.
- brown bat
- any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings
- Myotis, genus Myotis
- largest and most widely distributed genus of bats
- little brown bat, little brown myotis, Myotis leucifugus
- the small common North American bat; widely distributed
- big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed
- Eptesicus, genus Eptesicus
- a genus of Vespertilionidae
- pallid bat, cave bat, Antrozous pallidus
- drab yellowish big-eared cave-dwelling bat
- serotine, European brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus
- common European brown bat
- Antrozous, genus Antrozous
- a genus of Vespertilionidae
- Pipistrellus, genus Pipistrellus
- nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats
- jackass bat, spotted bat, Euderma maculata
- large spotted bat of southwestern United States having enormous ears
- pipistrelle, pipistrel, Pipistrellus pipistrellus
- small European brown bat
- eastern pipistrel, Pipistrellus subflavus
- one of the smallest bats of eastern North America
- western pipistrel, SPipistrellus hesperus
- of western North America
- Euderma, genus Euderma
- a genus of Vespertilionidae
- freetail, freetailed bat
- small swift bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions
- Plecotus, genus Plecotus
- a genus of Vespertilionidae
- long-eared bat
- any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears
- western big-eared bat, Plecotus townsendi
- bat of western North America having extremely large ears
- Molossidae, family Molossidae
- mastiff bats; freetail bats
- Tadarida, genus Tadarida
- freetail bats
- pocketed bat, pocketed freetail bat, Tadirida femorosacca
- small brown bat of California and northern Mexico
- guano bat, Mexican freetail bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
- the common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur; migrates south for winter
- mastiff bat
- nasoft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings that often runs along the ground
- Eumops, genus Eumops
- mastiff bats
- vampire bat, true vampire bat
- any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood
- Desmodontidae, family Desmodontidae
- true vampire bats
- Desmodus, genus Desmodus
- type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats
- hairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla ecaudata
- similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas
- Desmodus rotundus
- mouse-sized bat of tropical Central and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals
- Diphylla, genus Diphylla
- vampire bats
- predator, predatory animal
- any animal that lives by preying on other animals
- musteline mammal, mustelid, musteline
- fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
- Mustelidae, family Mustelidae
- weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens
- Mustela, genus Mustela
- type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels
- ermine, shorttail weasel, Mustela erminea
- mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
- weasel
- small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
- New World least weasel, Mustela rixosa
- of Canada and northeastern United States
- stoat
- the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail
- mink
- slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur
- Old World least weasel, Mustela nivalis
- of Europe
- longtail weasel, long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata
- the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail
- polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius
- dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
- American mink, Mustela vison
- usually rich dark brown
- black-footed ferret, ferret, Mustela nigripes
- ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
- ferret
- domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
- Lutra, genus Lutra
- in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae
- Poecilogale, genus Poecilogale
- muishonds
- muishond
- southern African weasel
- snake muishond, Poecilogale albinucha
- small slender burrowing muishond with white top of the head
- Ictonyx, genus Ictonyx
- a genus of Mustelidae
- striped muishond, Ictonyx striata
- ferret-sized muishond often tamed
- zoril, Ictonyx frenata
- north African muishond
- Lutrinae, subfamily Lutrinae
- subdivision not used in some classifications: otters
- river otter, Lutra canadensis
- sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America
- otter
- freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
- sea otter, Enhydra lutris
- large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur
- Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra
- otter found in Europe and Asia
- Enhydra, genus Enhydra
- sea otters
- striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
- most common and widespread North American skunk
- Mephitinae, subfamily Mephitinae
- subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks
- skunk, polecat, wood pussy
- American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
- Mephitis, genus Mephitis
- in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae
- hog-nosed skunk, hognosed skunk, badger skunk, rooter skunk, Conepatus leuconotus
- large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico
- hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura
- of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States
- Conepatus, genus Conepatus
- a genus of Mustelidae
- spotted skunk, little spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius
- small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico
- Spilogale, genus Spilogale
- a genus of Mustelidae
- Taxidea, genus Taxidea
- in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae
- Melinae, subfamily Melinae
- subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers
- badger
- sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
- American badger, Taxidea taxus
- a variety of badger native to America
- Eurasian badger, Meles meles
- a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia
- Meles, genus Meles
- in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae
- ratel, honey badger, Mellivora capensis
- nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia
- Mellivora, genus Mellivora
- ratels
- ferret badger
- small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia
- Melogale, genus Melogale
- a genus of Mustelidae
- Arctonyx, genus Arctonyx
- a genus of Mustelidae
- hog badger, hog-nosed badger, sand badger, Arctonyx collaris
- SE Asian badger with a snout like a pig
- genus Galictis
- alternative name for the genus Grison
- Gulo, genus Gulo
- a genus of Mustelidae
- wolverine, carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus
- stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
- glutton, Gulo gulo, wolverine
- wolverine of northern Eurasia
- genus Grison
- a genus of Mustelidae
- grison, Grison vittatus, Galictis vittatus
- carnivore of Central and South America resembling a weasel with a grayish-white back and dark underparts
- marten, marten cat
- agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
- Martes, genus Martes
- martens
- pine marten, Martes martes
- dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests
- sable, Martes zibellina
- marten of North Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur
- fisher, pekan, fisher cat, black cat, Martes pennanti
- large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
- American marten, American sable, Martes americana
- valued for its fur
- stone marten, beech marten, Martes foina
- Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat
- yellow-throated marten, Charronia flavigula
- large yellow and black marten of S China and Burma
- Charronia, genus Charronia
- a genus of Mustelidae
- tayra, taira, Eira barbara
- long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central and South America
- Eira, genus Eira
- a genus of Mustelidae
- lesser panda, red panda, panda, bear cat, cat bear, Ailurus fulgens
- reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas
- Ailurus, genus Ailurus
- lesser pandas
- Ailuropodidae, family Ailuropodidae
- in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas
- Ailuropoda, genus Ailuropoda
- only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae
- giant panda, panda, panda bear, coon bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca
- 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
- ursine
- of or relating to similar to bears