entelodont
noun
en·tel·o·dont
-änt
plural -s
: a member of a family (Entelodontidae) of giant pigs that appeared in the Eocene and reached their highest development in the Oligocene of the northern hemisphere compare dinohyus , entelodon
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Entelodontidae, from Entelodont-, Entelodon, type genus + -idae