WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•dy•larth
(kon′dl ärth′),USA pronunciation n.
- Paleontologyany of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Condylarthra, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a slender body, low-crowned teeth, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
- Greek kóndyl(os) condyle + -arthra, neuter plural of arthrus -jointed, derivative of árthron joint
- Neo-Latin Condylarthra (neuter plural)
- 1880–85