carnivoran

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UK/kɑːˈnɪvərən/US/kɑːrˈnɪvərən/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the order Carnivora.

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Meanings

adjectivecarnivoran (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to the order Carnivora.

    ...the earliest carnivoran diversity appears in the early Miocene rift sediments of East Africa...

    1996, John L. Gittleman, Carnivore Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution Vol.2, page 486
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    These creatures are so anatomically similar it’s proven hard to figure out their relationships, both with one another and with later carnivoran groups.

    2016 November 26, Elsa Panciroli, “Rifling through the 'wastebaskets' of palaeontology reveals surprises”, in The Guardian
nouncarnivoran (plural carnivorans)

plural carnivorans

  1. biologyAny member of the order Carnivora.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
carnivore

Origin

From Carnivora + -an.

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Cite this entry
APA

carnivoran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnivoran

MLA

“carnivoran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnivoran. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carnivoran,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnivoran.

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