[ 'kri:ədɒnt ]
■ noun a fossil carnivorous mammal of the early Tertiary period, ancestral to modern carnivores.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. Creodonta (name of an order), from Gk kreas 'flesh' + odous , odont- 'tooth'.
[ 'kri:ədɒnt ]
■ noun a fossil carnivorous mammal of the early Tertiary period, ancestral to modern carnivores.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. Creodonta (name of an order), from Gk kreas 'flesh' + odous , odont- 'tooth'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004