Tillodontia

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τίλλω (tíllō, “pluck”) + ὀδόντ- (odónt-, “teeth”).

Proper noun

†Tillodontia

1. Certain extinct eutherian mammals known from the Early Paleocene to the Late Eocene. [from 1875]
   1. A taxonomic suborder within the order Trogonta.
   2. A taxonomic suborder within the order Cimolesta.

Hypernyms

• (suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class

Hyponyms

• (suborder): See Tillodontia at Paleobiology Database and Tillodontia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Tillodont”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 31.
• “Tillodontia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Tillodontia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cimolesta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Tillodontia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Tillodontia at Paleobiology Database