ˌməltə̇təˌbərkyəˈläd.ə, -lād.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from neuter plural of multituberculatus multituberculate
: an order of relatively small Mesozoic and Eocene mammals with multituberculate teeth coextensive with the subclass Allotheria and resembling the rodents although not considered ancestral to any recent mammals