creodont
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creodont — [krē′ə dänt΄] n. [< ModL Creodonta, pl. < Gr kreas, flesh (see CRUDE) + odous,TOOTH] any of a former suborder (Creodonta) of small, primitive, extinct carnivores with small brains … English World dictionary
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 … Universalium
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
Sarkastodon — Taxobox name = Sarkastodon fossil range = Late Eocene regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Creodonta familia = Oxyaenidae genus = Sarkastodon species = S. mongoliensis Sarkastodon was a giant meat eating mammal that lived … Wikipedia
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
