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mesocarnivore

noun

Etymology

From meso- + carnivore.

  1. derived from carnivorus
  2. borrowed from carnivore
  3. prefixed as mesocarnivore — “meso + carnivore”

Definitions

  1. Any animal whose diet consists of 30–70% meat.

    • Mesocarnivores will be defined as medium to large mammals that incorporate meat into 30-70% of their diet. These animals occur at low population densities, and inhabit a large area.
    • The importance of major rivers as barriers to gene flow in mesocarnivores has been identified in previous studies on other species (e.g. badger, Meles meles; wildcat, Felis silvestris).
    • In any case, the golden jackal is an important new meso-carnivore in Europe and it is here to stay.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA