ˌt(y)übyələden.ˈtäd.ə, -ˈtād.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from neuter plural of tubulidentatus having tubelike teeth, from tubuli- + -dentatus -dentate
: an obscure order of Mammalia of protungulate or possibly creodont ancestry comprising the aardvark and extinct related forms that are distinguished by teeth composed of a cluster of upright parallel vasodentin columns with individual pulp canals
• tu·bu·li·den·tate | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|den.ˌtāt adjective or noun