Hyracodon
noun
Hy·rac·o·don
\hīˈrakəˌdän\
Definition of Hyracodon
: a genus (the type of the family Hyracodontidae) of Eocene and Oligocene perissodactyls related to the rhinoceroses but hornless and of light agile build with all feet three-toed
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Origin and Etymology of hyracodon
New Latin, from Hyrac-, Hyrax + -odon
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