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hyainailourine

hyainailourine noun: any hyaenodontid afrothere of the genus Hyaenaelurus.

Noun

hyainailourine (plural hyainailourines)

  1. Any hyaenodontid afrothere of the genus Hyaenaelurus.
    • The postcranial elements, which are rarely associated with hyainailourine specimens, indicate an animal capable of a plantigrade stance and adapted for terrestrial locomotion.2015 September 24, “A New Large Hyainailourine from the Bartonian of Europe and Its Bearings on the Evolution and Ecology of Massive Hyaenodonts (Mammalia)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of hyainailourine

pluralhyainailourines

Questions about hyainailourine

What does hyainailourine mean?
Hyainailourine means any hyaenodontid afrothere of the genus Hyaenaelurus.
What part of speech is hyainailourine?
Hyainailourine is a noun.
What is the plural of hyainailourine?
The plural of hyainailourine is hyainailourines.

Words near hyainailourine in the dictionary

  1. hyaenodonts
  2. hyaenoid
  3. hyah
  4. hyainailourid
  5. hyainailourids
  6. hyainailourine
  7. hyainailourines
  8. Hyakume
  9. hyal
  10. hyaladherin
  11. hyaladherins

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