Barylambda

noun

Bar·​y·​lambda

ˌbarəˈlamdə

: a genus of large powerful herbivorous mammals (order Pantodonta) from the upper Paleocene of Colorado that have tails like kangaroos and small heads

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from bary- + Greek lambda, the letter; from the shape of the upper molars

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