CREODONT


Meaning of CREODONT in English

[ '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'.

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