coryphodon
[ kuh-rif-uh-don ]
/ kəˈrɪf əˌdɒn /
noun Paleontology.
a primitive hoofed mammal of the extinct genus Coryphodon, of the early Eocene Epoch, having a long, thickset body, short legs, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
Origin of coryphodon
1845; < New Latin < Greek
koryph(ḗ) peak, top +
odṓn tooth
Words nearby coryphodon
corynebacteria,
corynebacterium,
corynebacterium diphtheriae,
coryneform,
coryphaeus,
coryphodon,
coryphée,
coryza,
coryzavirus,
cos,
cos lettuce