单词 | oreodont |
释义 | oreodontnoun ore·odont -nt plural oreodonts : any of several extinct, four-toed, ruminant, artiodactyl mammals (families Merycoidodontidae and Agriochoeridae) living in North America from the Eocene to the early Pliocene and having a general resemblance to swine in form with a short face, a long body, and short legs A closer look revealed bone fragments and teeth of an oreodont—a sheep-sized mammal that grazed here in herds thirty million years ago. oreodont adjective Because oreodont fossils are so common, this one was documented and left in place. |
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