Creodonta

plural noun

Cre·​o·​don·​ta

ˌkrēəˈdäntə

: a suborder of extinct primitive mammals (order Carnivora) showing relationship to the early ungulates and known from fossil remains in Eocene and Oligocene formations compare hyaenodon

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cre- + -odonta

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