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notoungulate
[ noh-toh-uhng-gyuh-lit, -leyt ]
noun
- one of the herbivorous, hoofed mammals of the extinct order Notoungulata, best known from the Paleocene to the Pleistocene Epochs of South America.
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the Notoungulata.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of notoungulate1
< New Latin Notoungulata. See notungulate
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Example Sentences
A dedication at the front of the book pledges it “To anyone who has ever wondered what a notoungulate looked like”.
From Scientific American
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