creodont


cre·o·dont

C0739800 (krē′ə-dŏnt′)n. Any of various extinct carnivorous mammals of the order Creodonta of the Tertiary Era.
[From New Latin Creodonta, suborder name : Greek kreas, flesh; see kreuə- in Indo-European roots + Greek odous, odont-, tooth.]

creodont

(ˈkriːəˌdɒnt) n (Palaeontology) any of a group of extinct Tertiary mammals some of which are thought to have been the ancestors of modern carnivores: order Carnivora[C19: from New Latin Creodonta, from Greek kreas flesh + odōn tooth]