Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Carnivora \Car*niv"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L.
   carnivorus. See {Carnivorous}.] (Zo["o]l.)
   An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear,
   seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon
   flesh, though some of them, as the bears, also eat vegetable
   food. The teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting
   flesh, and the jaws powerful.

Source : WordNet®

Carnivora
     n : cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears;
         raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
         [syn: {order Carnivora}]