English Explanatory Dictionary

litoptern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An extinct hoofed mammal of the order †Litopterna, from the Cenozoic period.

Pronunciation

/lɪˈtɒptəːn/

Word forms

litoptern litopterns

Etymology

From modern Latin Litopterna (order name), from Ancient Greek λῑτός (lītós, “smooth”) + πτέρνη (ptérnē, “heel-bone”).

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