Hyaenarctos

noun

Hy·​ae·​narc·​tos

-ˈnärkˌtäs

: a genus of large Old World Pliocene and Pleistocene bears

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin hyaena hyena + Greek arktos bear

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