Homalodotherium

noun

Ho·​mal·​o·​do·​the·​ri·​um

hōˌmalədōˈthirēəm

: a genus of extinct South American Miocene herbivorous mammals (order Notoungulata) the size of a small ox with the teeth comparatively undifferentiated, the 5-toed feet ending in heavy blunt claws, and the forefeet adapted for digging

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from homal- + Greek odont-, odōn tooth + New Latin -therium

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