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proviverrine

proviverrine noun: any of the hyaenodontid subfamily †Proviverrinae of extinct mammals.

Noun

proviverrine (plural proviverrines)

  1. Any of the hyaenodontid subfamily †Proviverrinae of extinct mammals.
    • The nasal aperture forms a more opened angle in the proviverrine Cynohyaenodon cayluxi and a slightly sharper angle in P.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 proviverrine

pluralproviverrines

Questions about proviverrine

What does proviverrine mean?
Proviverrine means any of the hyaenodontid subfamily †Proviverrinae of extinct mammals.
What part of speech is proviverrine?
Proviverrine is a noun.
What is the plural of proviverrine?
The plural of proviverrine is proviverrines.

Words near proviverrine in the dictionary

  1. provisour
  2. provisours
  3. provitamin
  4. provitaminic
  5. provitamins
  6. proviverrine
  7. proviverrines
  8. provivisection
  9. provivisectionist
  10. provivisectionists
  11. Provița de Sus

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