hyaenodon

noun

hy·​aeno·​don

hīˈēnəˌdän,

-ˈen-

1

capitalized : the type genus of Hyaenodontidae comprising extinct carnivorous mammals from Eocene, Oligocene, and possible Miocene deposits of Eurasia, Africa, and North America

2

plural -s : a mammal of the genus Hyaenodon

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Hyaenodont-, Hyaenodon, from Hyaena + -odont-, -odon -odon

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