taeniodont /ˈtiːniə(ʊ)dɒnt 
/ ▸ noun a primitive fossil herbivorous mammal from the Palaeocene and Eocene of North America, with deep powerful jaws and short stout limbs. Suborder Taeniodonta, order Cimolesta.
– ORIGIN 1930s: from modern Latin Taeniodontia (order name), from Greek tainia ‘band, ribbon’ + odous, odont- ‘tooth’.
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