"carnivoran" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Carnivora + -an. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Carnivora|order}} Carnivora, {{suffix|en||an}} + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} carnivoran (not comparable)
  1. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the order Carnivora. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-carnivoran-en-adj-qeuf0Lx5 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Noun

Forms: carnivorans [plural]
Etymology: From Carnivora + -an. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Carnivora|order}} Carnivora, {{suffix|en||an}} + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} carnivoran (plural carnivorans)
  1. (zoology) Any member of the order Carnivora. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Carnivores Synonyms: carnivore Derived forms: Malagasy carnivoran
    Sense id: en-carnivoran-en-noun-wgaarrQM Disambiguation of Carnivores: 15 85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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