Hyaenodontidae
plural noun
Hy·aeno·don·ti·dae
\(ˌ)hīˌēnəˈdäntəˌdē, -ˌen-\
Definition of Hyaenodontidae
: a family of typically rather slender long-skulled, more or less digitigrade clawed extinct carnivores of the suborder Creodonta varying from a few inches in length to the size of some of the recent large cats (as the leopard)
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Origin and Etymology of hyaenodontidae
New Latin, from Hyaenodont-, Hyaenodon, type genus + -idae
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