1 hyaenodon | Definition of hyaenodon

hyaenodon

noun
hy·​aeno·​don | \ hīˈēnəˌdän, -ˈen-\

Definition of hyaenodon

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

History and Etymology for hyaenodon

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

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