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creodont definition

creo·dont (krē′ə dänt′)

noun

any of a former suborder (Creodonta) of small, primitive, extinct carnivores with small brains

Etymology: < ModL Creodonta, pl. < Gr kreas, flesh (see crude) + odous, tooth

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