Ancodonta

plural noun

An·​co·​don·​ta

ˌaŋkōˈdäntə

: a division of Artiodactyla comprising the hippopotamuses and extinct related forms and with the Suina and certain extinct related forms forming the suborder Suiformes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek ankos bend, hollow + New Latin -odonta

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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