Toxodonta

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Toxodonta \Tox`o*don"ta\, n.pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)
     An extinct order of Mammalia found in the South American
     Tertiary formation. The incisor teeth were long and curved
     and provided with a persistent pulp. They are supposed to be
     related both to the rodents and ungulates. Called also
     {Toxodontia}.


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