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mesonychian

mesonychian noun: any of several extinct carnivorous mammals of the order Mesonychia.

Noun

mesonychian (plural mesonychians)

  1. Any of several extinct carnivorous mammals of the order Mesonychia.

Forms of mesonychian

pluralmesonychians

Origin of mesonychian

Mesonychia + -an

Questions about mesonychian

What does mesonychian mean?
Mesonychian means any of several extinct carnivorous mammals of the order Mesonychia.
What part of speech is mesonychian?
Mesonychian is a noun.
What is the plural of mesonychian?
The plural of mesonychian is mesonychians.

Words near mesonychian in the dictionary

  1. mesonota
  2. mesonotal
  3. mesonotum
  4. mesonoxian
  5. mesons
  6. mesonychian
  7. mesonychians
  8. mesonychid
  9. mesonychids
  10. mesopallia
  11. mesopallial

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