Ctenacodon

noun

Cte·​nac·​o·​don

tə̇ˈnakəˌdän

: a genus of small primitive mammals (order Multituberculata) from the Upper Jurassic of Europe and North America

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cten- + Greek akē point + New Latin -odon

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