carnivoran UK /kɑːˈnɪvərən/US /kɑːrˈnɪvərən/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Of or pertaining to the order Carnivora....the earliest carnivoran diversity appears in the early Miocene rift sediments of East Africa... — 1996 noun1 •Any member of the order Carnivora. formscarnivorans
