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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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