Educabilia

plural noun

Ed·​u·​ca·​bil·​ia

ˌejəkəˈbilyə,

-lēə

in former classifications

: a superorder of placental mammals having the large cerebrum overlapping the cerebellum and optic lobes and including the higher mammals (such as the Primates, Carnivora, and Ungulata)

educabilian

ˌ⸗⸗⸗ˈbilyən

-lēən

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin educare to bring up, rear, educate + -abilia (neuter plural of -abilis -able)

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