creodont

creodont
/kree"euh dont'/, n.
any of a diverse group of extinct predatory mammals, from the Paleocene to Pleistocene epochs, that constituted the suborder Creodonta, of the order Carnivora, developing along evolutionary lines somewhat parallel to those of the ancestors of modern carnivores and typically having a stocky, doglike body and a long, low skull.
[ < NL Creodonta (1875) name of the group, equiv. to cre- ( < Gk kréas flesh) + -odont- -ODONT + -a neut. pl. ending]

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  • creodont — noun A member of the extinct Creodonta order of mammals that lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch …   Wiktionary

  • creodont — cre|o|dont Mot Agut Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • creodont — [ kri:ədɒnt] noun a fossil carnivorous mammal of the early Tertiary period, ancestral to modern carnivores. Origin C19: from mod. L. Creodonta (name of an order), from Gk kreas flesh + odous, odont tooth …   English new terms dictionary

  • creodont — cre·o·dont …   English syllables

  • creodont — /ˈkriədɒnt/ (say kreeuhdont) noun any of the Creodonta, a group of extinct carnivorous mammals. {New Latin Creodonta (plural), from Greek kreas flesh + odous tooth} …  

  • creodont — I. ˈkrēəˌdänt adjective Etymology: New Latin Creodonta : of or relating to the Creodonta II. noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Tritemnodon — Taxobox name = Tritemnodon fossil range = Eocene image width = 250px image caption = Tritemnodon agilis skeleton regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia infraclassis = Eutheria superordo = Laurasiatheria ordo = †Creodonta familia …   Wikipedia

  • Creodonta — Temporal range: Late Paleocene to Late Miocene, 63.3–11.1 Ma …   Wikipedia

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