1. carnivoran - Noun
2. carnivoran - Adjective
carnivoran (not comparable)
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the order Carnivora.
carnivoran (plural carnivorans)
(zoology) Any member of the order Carnivora.
Carnivorans have had this arrangement for over 60 million years with many adaptions, and these dental adaptions help identify carnivoran species and groupings of species. Source: Internet
Overall, they tend to be larger than other carnivorans; the southern elephant seal is the largest carnivoran. Source: Internet
Brown bears have one of the largest brain of any extant carnivoran relative to their body size and have been shown to engage in tool-use (i.e. utilized a barnacle-covered rock to scratch its neck), which requires advanced cognitive abilities. Source: Internet