Bunodonta

plural noun

Bu·​no·​don·​ta

ˌbyünəˈdäntə

in some classifications

: a division of the Artiodactyla including the hogs and hippopotami

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from bun- (from Greek bounos mound, hill) + -odonta; from the tuberculated molar teeth

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