oreodon

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oreodon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Oreodon \O"re*o*don\, prop. n. [Gr. 'o`ros, -eos, mountain +
     'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Paleon.)
     A genus of extinct herbivorous mammals, abundant in the
     Tertiary formation of the Rocky Mountains. It is more or less
     related to the camel, hog, and deer.
     [1913 Webster]