Xenarthran
//zəˈnɑɹθɹən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any mammal of the superorder Xenarthra, of the Americas; an anteater, armadillo or sloth.
"Elephant-shrews, xenarthrans, hystricognathous rodents, cetaceans, some pinnipeds, and primates depart sharply from this trend, however."
Example
More examples"Elephant-shrews, xenarthrans, hystricognathous rodents, cetaceans, some pinnipeds, and primates depart sharply from this trend, however."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “strange”) + ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”).
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