creodont

[ kree-uh-dont ]

/ ˈkri əˌdɒnt /

noun

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.

Origin of creodont

<New Latin Creodonta (1875) name of the group, equivalent to cre- (<Greek kréas flesh) + -odont--odont + -a neuter plural ending

Words nearby creodont

crenellated, crenocyte, crenshaw melon, crenulate, crenulation, creodont, Creole, creole continuum, creole-fish, creole tomato, creolize

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Example sentences from the Web for creodont

There are, however, other points of likeness which seem rather to point to a Creodont origin.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The well-known plantigrade tread of bears is a primitive characteristic which has survived from their creodont ancestry.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton
The group is believed to be derived from a creodont allied to the Eocene Palaeonictis (see Creodonta).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for creodont

creodont

/ (ˈkriːəˌdɒnt) /

noun

any of a group of extinct Tertiary mammals some of which are thought to have been the ancestors of modern carnivores: order Carnivora

Word Origin for creodont

C19: from New Latin Creodonta, from Greek kreas flesh + odōn tooth

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Scientific definitions for creodont

creodont

[ krē′ə-dŏnt′ ]

Any of various extinct carnivorous mammals of the order Creodonta of the Paleocene to the Pliocene Epochs. Creodonts had long, low skulls with crests to which chewing muscles were attached. They were the dominant carnivorous mammals for millions of years, and were once believed to be ancestral to modern carnivores.

单词	creodont
释义	creodont [ kree-uh-dont ] / ˈkri əˌdɒnt / noun 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. Origin of creodont <New Latin Creodonta (1875) name of the group, equivalent to cre- (<Greek kréas flesh) + -odont--odont + -a neuter plural ending Words nearby creodont crenellated, crenocyte, crenshaw melon, crenulate, crenulation, creodont, Creole, creole continuum, creole-fish, creole tomato, creolize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for creodont There are, however, other points of likeness which seem rather to point to a Creodont origin. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard The well-known plantigrade tread of bears is a primitive characteristic which has survived from their creodont ancestry. The Elements of Geology\|William Harmon Norton The group is believed to be derived from a creodont allied to the Eocene Palaeonictis (see Creodonta). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for creodont creodont / (ˈkriːəˌdɒnt) / noun any of a group of extinct Tertiary mammals some of which are thought to have been the ancestors of modern carnivores: order Carnivora Word Origin for creodont C19: from New Latin Creodonta, from Greek kreas flesh + odōn tooth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for creodont creodont [ krē′ə-dŏnt′ ] Any of various extinct carnivorous mammals of the order Creodonta of the Paleocene to the Pliocene Epochs. Creodonts had long, low skulls with crests to which chewing muscles were attached. They were the dominant carnivorous mammals for millions of years, and were once believed to be ancestral to modern carnivores. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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