carnivoran meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

carnivoran

adj

UK /kɑːˈnɪvərən/ · US /kɑːrˈnɪvərən/

Etymology From Carnivora + -an.

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Of 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:
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:

noun

Etymology From Carnivora + -an.

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Any member of the order Carnivora.