"desmostylian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From translingual Desmostylia + -ian. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Desmostylia}} translingual Desmostylia, {{af|en|-ian}} -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} desmostylian (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to the Desmostylia, an extinct order of marine mammals. Tags: not-comparable Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-desmostylian-en-adj-bQ-TJ-WP Disambiguation of Mammals: 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36

Noun

Forms: desmostylians [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Desmostylia + -ian. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Desmostylia}} translingual Desmostylia, {{af|en|-ian}} -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} desmostylian (plural desmostylians)
  1. Any member of the Desmostylia.
    Sense id: en-desmostylian-en-noun-galxt5XM

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