mesocarnivore

English

Etymology

From meso- +‎ carnivore.

Noun

mesocarnivore (plural 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:

     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).

   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 285:

     In any case, the golden jackal is an important new meso-carnivore in Europe and it is here to stay.

Related terms

• mesocarnivorous
• mesocarnivory