1 entelodont | Definition of entelodont

entelodont

noun
en·​tel·​o·​dont | \ -änt\
plural -s

Definition of entelodont

: a member of a family (Entelodontidae) of giant pigs that appeared in the Eocene and reached their highest development in the Oligocene of the northern hemisphere — compare dinohyus , entelodon

History and Etymology for entelodont

New Latin Entelodontidae, from Entelodont-, Entelodon, type genus + -idae

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