Prionodon

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noun

Pri·​on·​odon

prīˈänəˌdän

: a genus of mammals (family Viverridae) comprising the Asiatic linsangs

Prionodon

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taxonomic synonym of priodontes

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from prion- + -odon

New Latin, alteration of Priodontes

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