carnivora

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Carnivora
    n 1: cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals;
         bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder
         Pinnipedia [syn: {Carnivora}, {order Carnivora}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Carnivora \Car*niv"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L.
   carnivorus. See {Carnivorous}.] (Zool.)
   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.
   [1913 Webster]