Amphicyonid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Amphicyonid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any of the family †Amphicyonidae of extinct carnivorans; a beardog.
Meaning
(zoology) Any of the family †Amphicyonidae of extinct carnivorans; a beardog.
Example Sentences
Although now extinct, for over 30 million years amphicyonids predated their way around the Northern continents and Africa, successfully exploiting niches from more slender, wolf-like runners, to big stocky brutes that put the “bear” in “bear-dog”.
Word Forms
- amphicyonids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include beardog, amphidontid, amphitheriid, amphiumid, amphignathodontid, amphizoid.
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