(ˌ)hīˌēnəˈdäntəˌdē, -ˌen- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Hyaenodont-, Hyaenodon, type genus + -idae
: a family of typically rather slender long-skulled, more or less digitigrade clawed extinct carnivores of the suborder Creodonta varying from a few inches in length to the size of some of the recent large cats (as the leopard)