Mesoreodon

noun

Mes·​oreodon

(¦)me|z,

(¦)mē|,

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: a genus of extinct artiodactyls (family Merycoidodontidae) from the Miocene of North America

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from mes- + Oreodon

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