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Meaning of entelodont | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any extinct pig-like omnivore in the family †Entelodontidae, from the Eocene and Miocene epochs.

Examples

“[T]he Oligocene's signature species were an unsavoury group of pigs and pig-like creatures, foremost among which were the entelodonts, more popularly known as hell pigs, or terminator pigs.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

entelodontid Entendre entente entente cordiale entention entepicondyle