Taeniodonta
plural noun
Tae·ni·odon·ta
Definition of Taeniodonta
: an order of North American Paleocene and Eocene mammals related to the edentates but distinguished by molars with roots and enamel
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Origin and Etymology of taeniodonta
New Latin, from taen- + -odonta
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