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notoungulate

notoungulate noun: any of several extinct, hoofed, herbivorous mammals of the order †Notoungulata, from Cenozoic South America.

Noun

notoungulate (plural notoungulates)

  1. Any of several extinct, hoofed, herbivorous mammals of the order †Notoungulata, from Cenozoic South America.
    • At its extreme, there are creatures whose teeth grow continuously, even as their gums recede with a lifetime of grit and grass, a strategy only known in woolly rhinos and notoungulates among larger animals.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherworlds, Penguin, published 2023, page 72

Adjective

notoungulate (comparative more notoungulate, superlative most notoungulate)

  1. Characteristic of these animals

Forms of notoungulate

Noun
pluralnotoungulates
Adjective
comparativemore notoungulate
superlativemost notoungulate

Origin of notoungulate

From Notoungulata (order name), from Ancient Greek νότος (nótos, “south”) + Ungulata.

Questions about notoungulate

What does notoungulate mean?
Notoungulate means any of several extinct, hoofed, herbivorous mammals of the order †Notoungulata, from Cenozoic South America.
What part of speech is notoungulate?
Notoungulate can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of notoungulate?
The plural of notoungulate is notoungulates.

Words near notoungulate in the dictionary

  1. notothyrial
  2. notothyrium
  3. nototribal
  4. nototroch
  5. nototrochs
  6. notoungulate
  7. notoungulates
  8. Notowitz
  9. NOTP
  10. notpologies
  11. notpology

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