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名詞

mesocarnivore (複数形 mesocarnivores)

1. Any animal whose diet consists of 30–70% meat.
   • 2013 December 11, Jonathan Scott, Nature's Greatest Hits: The Natural History and Biodiversity of Fort Worth, Texas‎^[1], →ISBN, page 78:

     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.

   • 2015 July 30, “Inferring Population Genetic Structure in Widely and Continuously Distributed Carnivores: The Stone Marten ( Martes foina ) as a Case Study”, in PLOS ONE‎^[2], DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0134257:

     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).