hyaenodon
noun
hy·aeno·don
hīˈēnəˌdän,
-ˈen-
1
capitalized : the type genus of Hyaenodontidae comprising extinct carnivorous mammals from Eocene, Oligocene, and possible Miocene deposits of Eurasia, Africa, and North America
2
plural -s : a mammal of the genus Hyaenodon
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Hyaenodont-, Hyaenodon, from Hyaena + -odont-, -odon -odon