pantothere

[ pan-tuh-theer ]
/ ˈpæn təˌθɪər /

noun

any animal of the extinct order Pantotheria that lived during the late Mesozoic Era, believed to be the ancestor of the marsupial and placental mammals.

Origin of pantothere

< New Latin Pantotheria name of order, equivalent to panto- panto- + -theria, plural of -therium -there

Words nearby pantothere

pantomogram, pantonal, pantonality, pantothenate, pantothenic acid, pantothere, pantoum, pantropic, pantropical, pantry, pantryman