Miacid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Miacid is a noun meaning (paleontology) Any member of the Miacidae family of extinct mammals.
Meaning
(paleontology) Any member of the Miacidae family of extinct mammals.
Example Sentences
The trenchant talonid is a character of some miacids and distinguishes these teeth from the hyaenodontids and oxyaenids.
Miacids were long-bodied, had long tails, were pine marten sized or smaller, and some lived in trees while others spent their time on the ground.
Word Forms
- miacids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include milacid, archaeohyracid, amiid, mictyrid, adapisoricid, hyracodontid.
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