notoungulate

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several extinct, hoofed, herbivorous mammals of the order †Notoungulata, from Cenozoic South America.
    — At its extreme, there are creatures whose teeth grow continuously, even as their gums recede with a lifetime of grit and grass, a strategy only known in woolly rhinos and notoungulates among larger animals.
形容词 adj.
  1. Characteristic of these animals

词形变化

notoungulates plural more notoungulate comparative most notoungulate superlative

词源

词源 1
From Notoungulata (order name), from Ancient Greek νότος (nótos, “south”) + Ungulata.
词源 2
From Notoungulata (order name), from Ancient Greek νότος (nótos, “south”) + Ungulata.
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