Notoungulate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Notoungulate is a noun meaning (paleontology) Any of several extinct, hoofed, herbivorous mammals of the order †Notoungulata, from Cenozoic South America.
Meaning
(paleontology) Any of several extinct, hoofed, herbivorous mammals of the order †Notoungulata, from Cenozoic South America.
More Meanings
- Characteristic of these animals
Example Sentences
At its extreme, there are creatures whose teeth grow continuously, even as their gums recede with a lifetime of grit and grass, a strategy only known in woolly rhinos and notoungulates among larger animals.
Word Forms
- notoungulates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include notungulate, notosuchian, notostylopid, notosuchid, toxodont, notodontid.
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