carnivoran
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- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 10
/kɑːˈnɪvərən/
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/kɑːˈnɪvərən/ · /kɑːrˈnɪvərən/
Definition of carnivoran
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the order Carnivora.
“...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.”
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adj
-
(not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the order Carnivora.
“...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.”
noun
- Any member of the order Carnivora.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Carnivora + -an.
Words you can make from carnivoran
130 playable · top: CARNIVORA (14 pts)
Best play carnivora 14 points7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
26 words- COVIN 10 pts
- VICAR 10 pts
- VINCA 10 pts
- AVIAN 8 pts
- AVION 8 pts
- INVAR 8 pts
- NAVAR 8 pts
- RAVIN 8 pts
- VARIA 8 pts
- VARNA 8 pts
- ACARI 7 pts
- ACORN 7 pts
- ANCON 7 pts
- CAIRN 7 pts
- CANNA 7 pts
- CANON 7 pts
- CONIN 7 pts
- CORIA 7 pts
- NARCO 7 pts
- NARIC 7 pts
- ORCIN 7 pts
- RACON 7 pts
- ANION 5 pts
- NAIRA 5 pts
- NORIA 5 pts
- RONIN 5 pts
4-letter words
46 words- CAVA 9 pts
- ARVO 7 pts
- NOVA 7 pts
- VAIN 7 pts
- VAIR 7 pts
- VARA 7 pts
- VINA 7 pts
- VINO 7 pts
- ACAI 6 pts
- ACRO 6 pts
- ARCO 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CARN 6 pts
- CARR 6 pts
- CIAO 6 pts
- CION 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- COIR 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- CONN 6 pts
- CORN 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- NARC 6 pts
- ORCA 6 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- ANNA 4 pts
- ANOA 4 pts
- ANON 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NAAN 4 pts
- NANA 4 pts
- NANO 4 pts
- NAOI 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NONA 4 pts
- NONI 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- ORRA 4 pts
- RAIA 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
- ROAN 4 pts
- ROAR 4 pts
3-letter words
32 words- VAC 8 pts
- AVA 6 pts
- AVO 6 pts
- NAV 6 pts
- OVA 6 pts
- VAN 6 pts
- VAR 6 pts
- VIA 6 pts
- VIN 6 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- CON 5 pts
- COR 5 pts
- OCA 5 pts
- ORC 5 pts
- ROC 5 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- INN 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NAN 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
2-letter words
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