Tillodontia

plural noun

Til·​lo·​don·​tia

: a small order of Eocene mammals of North America and Europe probably derived from insectivores but having resemblances to rodents or carnivores

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek tillein to pluck, tear + New Latin -odontia

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