Hyaenodontidae

plural noun

Hy·​aeno·​don·​ti·​dae

(ˌ)hīˌēnəˈdäntəˌdē,

-ˌen-

: 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)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Hyaenodont-, Hyaenodon, type genus + -idae

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