hīˈēnəˌdän, -ˈen- noun
Etymology: New Latin Hyaenodont-, Hyaenodon, from Hyaena + -odont-, -odon -odon
1. capitalized : the type genus of Hyaenodontidae comprising extinct carnivorous mammals from Eocene, Oligocene, and possible Miocene deposits of Eurasia, Africa, and No. America
2. -s : a mammal of the genus Hyaenodon