| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌsīˈänəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Arctocyon, type genus (from arct- + Greek kyōn dog) + -idae
: a family of primitive generalized early Tertiary mammals that may belong to the direct ancestral line of the Carnivora