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notoungulate

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[noh-toh-uhng-gyuh-lit, -leyt] / ˌnoʊ toʊˈʌŋ gyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

noun

  1. one of the herbivorous, hoofed mammals of the extinct order Notoungulata, best known from the Paleocene to the Pleistocene Epochs of South America.

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the Notoungulata.

Etymology

Origin of notoungulate

< New Latin Notoungulata. See notungulate

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