paleodont
paleodont noun: an artiodactyl belonging to the suborder Paleodonta.
Noun
paleodont (plural paleodonts)
- An artiodactyl belonging to the suborder Paleodonta.
- Artiodactyls first appear in the fossil record in the Eocene as small generalized creatures scarcely distinguishable from primitive insectivores or early carnivores. These were the paleodonts […]1960, McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
- Another family, the Entelodontidae, flourished during the Oligocene and Miocene; they also were pig-like but somewhat larger than the paleodonts, with strong canine teeth and two toes on each foot. They disappeared during the Pliocene.1972, John Gilbert, Africa: Hunters and Hunted of the Savannah, page 119
Examples of paleodont in a sentence
- The paleodonts had intermediate types of teeth.1983, The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, volume 7, page 574:
- Wild and domesticated pigs are members of the paleodont artiodactyl family called Suidae, which is presumably the source of the popular hog-calling term "sooey."2003, Robert E. Krebs, Carolyn A. Krebs, Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and, page 19:
Forms of paleodont
| plural | paleodonts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | palaeodont |
Origin of paleodont
From paleo- + -odont.
Questions about paleodont
- What does paleodont mean?
- Paleodont means an artiodactyl belonging to the suborder Paleodonta.
- How do you use paleodont in a sentence?
- The paleodonts had intermediate types of teeth.
- What part of speech is paleodont?
- Paleodont is a noun.
- What is the plural of paleodont?
- The plural of paleodont is paleodonts.
Words near paleodont in the dictionary
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