amblypod

[ am-bluh-pod ]
/ ˈæm bləˌpɒd /

noun

one of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Pantodonta, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a massive body and short legs.

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Origin of amblypod

< New Latin Amblypoda < Greek amblý(s) blunt + -poda -poda

Words nearby amblypod

amblygeustia, amblygonite, amblyomma, amblyopia, amblyoscope, amblypod, ambo, ambo-, amboceptor, amboina, amboina wood
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