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:
creodonts

Origin of Creodont

  • 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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