Borhyaenid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Borhyaenid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any of the extinct marsupial-like mammals of the family Borhyaenidae.
Meaning
(zoology) Any of the extinct marsupial-like mammals of the family Borhyaenidae.
Example Sentences
They eat the low vegetation cautiously and with eyes alert, constantly on the lookout for borhyaenids: pouched predators and relatives of marsupials with hyena-like crushing jaws and grooved, ever-growing canines.
Word Forms
- borhyaenids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include proborhyaenid, hyaenodontid, byrrhid, archaeohyracid, borophagine, bauriid.
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