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| creodont [ kr ə dont ] (plural creodonts or creodonta [ kr ə dóntə ]) |
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extinct carnivore: an extinct carnivorous mammal that lived during the Tertiary period. Suborder Creodonta.
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin Creodonta 'flesh-toothed ones' < Greek kreas 'flesh' + odont- 'tooth'] |
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