amblypod

amblypod
/am"bleuh pod'/, n.
one of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Pantodonta, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a massive body and short legs.
[ < NL Amblypoda < Gk amblý(s) blunt + -poda -PODA]

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Universalium. 2010.

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  • amblypod — am·bly·pod …   English syllables

  • amblypod — ˈamblə̇ˌpäd noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Amblypoda : an ungulate of the order or suborder Amblypoda …   Useful english dictionary

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