ARCTOCYONIDAE


Meaning of ARCTOCYONIDAE in English

| ̷ ̷(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

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