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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