order Carnivora

Thesaurus

Noun

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order Carnivora - cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder PinnipediaCarnivoraanimal order - the order of animalsEutheria, subclass Eutheria - all mammals except monotremes and marsupialscarnivore - a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; "terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb"Pinnipedia, suborder Pinnipedia - seals; sea lions; walrusesCanidae, family Canidae - dogs; wolves; jackals; foxesfamily Hyaenidae, Hyaenidae - hyenasfamily Felidae, Felidae - cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigersfamily Ursidae, Ursidae - bears and extinct related formsfamily Viverridae, family Viverrinae, Viverridae, Viverrinae - genets; civets; mongoosesfamily Mustelidae, Mustelidae - weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martensfamily Procyonidae, Procyonidae - raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas