oreodont

[ awr-ee-uh-dont, ohr- ]
/ ˈɔr i əˌdɒnt, ˈoʊr- /

noun

any of various extinct North American artiodactyls of the families Merycoidodontidae or Agriochoeridae, widespread from the late Eocene through early Miocene epochs.

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Words nearby oreodont

orem, orenburg, orenda, orense, oreo, oreodont, oreopithecus, oreshoot, oresme, oresteia, orestes
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