Creodont Definition
krēə-dŏnt
noun
Any of a former suborder (Creodonta) of small, primitive, extinct carnivores with small brains.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Creodont
Noun
Singular:
creodont
Plural:
creodontsOrigin of Creodont
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From New Latin Creodonta suborder name Greek kreas flesh kreuə- in Indo-European roots Greek odous odont- tooth
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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