multituberculate
[ muhl-tee-too-bur-kyuh-lit, -leyt, -tyoo-, muhl-tahy- ]
/ ˌmʌl ti tʊˈbɜr kyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, -tyʊ-, ˌmʌl taɪ- /
noun
a rodentlike mammal of the extinct order Multituberculata, which lived from the late Jurassic Period to the Oligocene Epoch, reaching the size of a woodchuck and having molars with two or three rows of simple pointed cusps.
adjective
of or relating to the multituberculates.
having teeth with many simple, pointed cusps.
Origin of multituberculate
Words nearby multituberculate
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multitasking,
multitool,
multitrack,
multitracking,
multituberculate,
multitude,
multitude of sins, cover a,
multitudinous,
multiuser system,
multivalent
Example sentences from the Web for multituberculate
This is exceedingly interesting when regarded in conjunction with its multituberculate molars.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers BeddardAdditional remains of the multituberculate genus Eucosmodon.
Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon |Jon C. Barlow