Carnivora

[ kahr-niv-er-uh ]

/ kɑrˈnɪv ər ə /

the order comprising the carnivores.

Origin of Carnivora

1820–30; < New Latin; Latin: neuter plural of carnivorus; see carnivorous

In the Carnivora vera the incus and stapes are small as compared with the malleus, but in the Pinnipedia they are large.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds
Australia has no carnivora—no beasts that prey on flesh—but chiefly marsupials, such as kangaroos.

From Egypt to Japan |Henry M. Field
It is these latter forms which come nearest to modern Carnivora, most of them being of Oligocene age.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 |Various
The carnivora are all excluded; for these, which live by the death of others, could never typify Him who should come to give life.

The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Leviticus |S H Kellogg

The preservation of elk, deer, antelope and the carnivora is assured.

Hunting in Many Lands |Various