carnivoran
/kɑːrˈnɪvərən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the order Carnivora.
Example Sentences
- "...the earliest carnivoran diversity appears in the early Miocene rift sediments of East Africa..."
- "These creatures are so anatomically similar it’s proven hard to figure out their relationships, both with one another and with later carnivoran groups."
Etymology
From Carnivora + -an.
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: an
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɑːrˈnɪvərən/
- British English: /kɑːˈnɪvərən/