- oreodon
- ore·odon
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oreodon
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Oreodon — O re*o*don, prop. n. [Gr. o ros, eos, mountain + odoy s, odo ntos, tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct herbivorous mammals, abundant in the Tertiary formation of the Rocky Mountains. It is more or less related to the camel, hog, and deer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oreodon — I. ˈōrēəˌdän, ōˈr Etymology: New Latin, from ore + odon synonym of merycoidodon II. noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Oreodon … Useful english dictionary
Merycoidodon — Temporal range: Late Eocene–Late Oligocene … Wikipedia
Oreodont — Oreodonts Temporal range: 35–5 Ma … Wikipedia
Oreodont — O re*o*dont, a. (Paleon.) Resembling, or allied to, the genus {Oreodon}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Miniochoerus — Temporal range: Late Eocene–Oligocene … Wikipedia
Orodus — Temporal range: late Carboniferous (late Pennsylvanian) early Permian Scientific classification Kingdom: A … Wikipedia
oreodont — or·e·o·dont (ôrʹē ə dŏnt ) n. Any of various extinct sheep sized ruminant artiodactyls of the family Merycoidodontidae, widespread during the Eocene through the Miocene epochs in North America. [From New Latin Oreodōn, type genus : Greek oros,… … Universalium
Desmatochoerus — Temporal range: Late Oligocene Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class … Wikipedia
Oreonetes — Temporal range: Late Eocene Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class … Wikipedia
