"entelodont" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: entelodonts [plural]
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  1. Any of several extinct pig-like omnivores, of the family Entelodontidae, from the Eocene and Miocene epochs. Wikipedia link: entelodont Categories (lifeform): Even-toed ungulates
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