Oxyaena

noun

Oxy·​ae·​na

ˌäksēˈēnə

: a genus (the type of the family Oxyaenidae) of long-bodied short-legged plantigrade creodonts from the North American Eocene

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from oxy- + Greek -aina, feminine noun suffix

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Rhymes for Oxyaena

• acarina
• ballerina
• casuarina
• celestina
• concertina
• filipina
• foramina
• leucaena
• littorina
• scarlatina
• semolina
• serotina