Noun
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: Webster's dictionaryA taxonomic review of the genus Mustela (Mammalia, Carnivora). Source: Internet
Mammals of the Soviet Union: Carnivora (hyaenas and cats), Volume 2. BRILL, ISBN 90-04-08876-8 citation Wolves may also reduce Eurasian lynx populations. Source: Internet
Recognizable nimravid fossils date from the late Eocene (37 mya), from the Chadronian White River Carnivora Formation at Flagstaff Rim, Wyoming. Source: Internet
Bears include the most massive terrestrial members of the order Carnivora. Source: Internet
However, this does not typically ascend more than one or two levels: the order to which dogs and wolves belong is Carnivora main ("Carnivores"). Source: Internet
Phylogeny of the Carnivora: Basal Relationships Among the Carnivoramorphans, and Assessment of the Position of 'Miacoidea' Relative to Carnivora. Source: Internet