Hyaenodontidae
plural noun
Hy·aeno·don·ti·dae
(ˌ)hīˌēnəˈdäntəˌdē,
-ˌen-
: a family of typically rather slender long-skulled, more or less digitigrade clawed extinct carnivores of the suborder Creodonta varying from a few inches in length to the size of some of the recent large cats (as the leopard)
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Hyaenodont-, Hyaenodon, type genus + -idae