Ectoconus

noun

Ec·​to·​co·​nus

ˌektəˈkōnəs

: a genus of primitive ungulate mammals (order Condylarthra) of the Paleocene of North America thought to have been forest-dwelling browsers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ect- + Latin conus cone

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