Amphicyon

noun

Am·​phic·​y·​on

amˈfisēˌän,

-ēən

: a genus (the type of the family Amphicyonidae) of Miocene and Pliocene Carnivora intermediate between the dogs and the bears see bear dog

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from amphi- + Greek kyōn dog

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

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