Carnivora - an order of primarily carnivorous mammals, terrestrial or aquatic; usually with three pairs of incisors in each jaw and large prominent canines; the last upper premolar and the first lower molar frequently modified for flesh cutting; collar bone reduced or absent; four or five claw-like digist on each limb. Cats, lions, tigers, panthers, dogs, wolves, jackals, bears, raccoons, skunks, seals, sea-lions and walruses