Embrithopoda

plural noun

Em·​bri·​thop·​o·​da

ˌembrəˈthäpədə

: a small order of extinct African ungulate mammals possibly related to the Hyracoidea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from embritho- (from Greek embrithēs weighty) + New Latin -poda

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