Procyoniformia

plural noun

Pro·​cy·​on·​i·​for·​mia

in former classifications

: a subdivision of Arctoidea coextensive with Procyonidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Procyon + Latin -iformia, neuter plural of -iformis -iform

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