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Oxyaena

noun
Oxy·​ae·​na | \ ˌäksēˈēnə\

Definition of Oxyaena

: a genus (the type of the family Oxyaenidae) of long-bodied short-legged plantigrade creodonts from the North American Eocene

History and Etymology for Oxyaena

New Latin, from oxy- + Greek -aina, feminine noun suffix

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