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Cats vs. Dogs Vocab
National Geographic Kids Cats vs. Dogs Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |