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Cats vs. Dogs Vocab
National Geographic Kids Cats vs. Dogs Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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ancestor | someone from your family who lived before you in the past |
breeds | particular kinds of dogs, cats, etc. |
canine | a group of meat-eating mammals that includes dogs, wolves, jackals, and coyotes |
carnivores | animals that eat other animals |
communicate | give information to someone by speaking, writing, through body movements, etc. |
domesticated | an animal that has changed from being wild to living closely with humans |
evolved | changed or developed over long periods of time |
feline | group of meat-eating mammals that includes cats, lions, tigers, and cheetahs |
grooming | act of an animal cleaning and caring for itself |
instincts | behaviors that animals are born with to know how to do things |