creodont

cre·o·dont

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kree-uh-dont]
- /ˈkri əˌdɒnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kree-uh-dont]
- /ˈkri əˌdɒnt/

Definitions of creodont word

noun creodont any of a group of extinct Tertiary mammals some of which are thought to have been the ancestors of modern carnivores: order Carnivora 3
noun creodont any of a former suborder (Creodonta) of small, primitive, extinct carnivores with small brains 3
noun creodont any of a diverse group of extinct predatory mammals, from the Paleocene to Pleistocene epochs, that constituted the suborder Creodonta, of the order Carnivora, developing along evolutionary lines somewhat parallel to those of the ancestors of modern carnivores and typically having a stocky, doglike body and a long, low skull. 1
noun creodont An extinct carnivorous mammal of the early Tertiary period, ancestral to modern carnivores. 1
noun creodont A member of the extinct Creodonta order of mammals that lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch. 0

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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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