Condylarthra

plural noun

Con·​dy·​lar·​thra

ˌkändəˈlärthrə

: an order or suborder of extinct Eocene ungulate mammals having many primitive characters some of which connect them with the Creodonta and being more or less plantigrade with five-toed limbs and a third trochanter

condylarthrous

¦⸗⸗¦⸗thrəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from condyl- + -arthra (neuter plural of -arthrus jointed, from Greek -arthros, from arthron joint)

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