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notoungulate

[ noh-toh-uhng-gyuh-lit, -leyt ]

noun

  1. one of the herbivorous, hoofed mammals of the extinct order Notoungulata, best known from the Paleocene to the Pleistocene Epochs of South America.


adjective

  1. 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”.

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