Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesocarnivore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meso-car-ni-vore
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From meso- + carnivore.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: meso

Inflected Forms

mesocarnivores (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mesocarnivorous mesocarnivory

Questions

What does mesocarnivore mean?: Any animal whose diet consists of 30–70% meat.
Where does mesocarnivore come from?: From meso- + carnivore.

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