notoungulate

American  

[noh-toh-uhng-gyuh-lit, -layt] / ˌnoʊ toʊˈʌŋ gjə 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.

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adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the Notoungulata.

Etymology

Origin of notoungulate

< New Latin Notoungulata. See notungulate

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