Agriochoerus

noun

Ag·​ri·​o·​choe·​rus

ˌa-grē-ō-ˈkir-əs

: a genus (the type of the family Agriochoeridae) of extinct Oligocene artiodactyl mammals of North America that resemble pigs and have four-toed clawed feet see oreodont

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from agrio- + -choerus

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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