Zeuglodontia

plural noun

Zeu·​glo·​don·​tia

: a suborder of Cetacea comprising extinct Eocene and Miocene toothed whales of Basilosaurus and related genera

zeuglodontian

¦⸗⸗¦dänch(ē)ən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Zeuglodont-, Zeuglodon + -ia

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