Hemicyon

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

†Hemicyon m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ursidae – an extinct genus of dog-like hypercarnivores, endemic to Europe and Asia during the Miocene epoch.

References

• Hemicyon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hemicyoninae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hemicyon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hemicyon at Paleobiology Database