zeuglodontoid, adj. & n.

zeuglodontoid
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# † zeuglodontoidadjective & noun

## Factsheet

### What does the word zeuglodontoid mean?

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word zeuglodontoid. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the 1890s.

zeuglodontoid developed meanings and uses in subjects including

animals (1890s) palaeontology (1890s)

### Where does the word zeuglodontoid come from?

Earliest known use

1890s

The only known use of the word zeuglodontoid is in the 1890s.

OED's earliest evidence for zeuglodontoid is from 1891, in Century Dictionary.

zeuglodontoid is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: zeuglodont n., ‑oid suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. zetetical, adj. & n. 1646–
2. zetetically, adv. 1665–
3. Zetetical Society, n. 1881–
4. zetetics, n. 1843–
5. Zetland, n. 1577–
6. Zetlander, n. 1614–
7. Zetlandic, adj. 1701–
8. zetta-, comb. form
9. Zeuglodon, n. 1839–
10. zeuglodont, n. & adj. 1850–
11. zeuglodontoid, adj. & n.1891
12. zeugma, n. c1450–
13. zeugmatic, adj. 1851–
14. zeugmatical, adj. 1610–
15. zeugmatically, adv. 1616–
16. zeugmatogram, n. 1973–
17. zeugmatographic, adj. 1973–
18. zeugmatography, n. 1973–
19. zeunerite, n. 1873–
20. Zeus, n.¹ 1587–
21. Zeus, n.² 1601–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by derivation.
< zeuglodont n. + ‑oid suffix.

## Meaning & use

Palaeontology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

1. adjective
   1. 1891
      = zeuglodont adj.
      1. 1891

         > Zeuglodontoid, a. and n., same as zeuglodont.

         Century Dictionary
      animals palaeontology
      1. zeuglodont 1862–
         Of or relating to extinct cetaceans of the former genus Zeuglodon; designating such a cetacean.
      2. zeuglodontoid 1891
         = zeuglodont, adj.
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2. noun
   1. 1891
      = zeuglodont n.
      1. 1891

         > Zeuglodontoid, a. and n., same as zeuglodont.

         Century Dictionary
      animals palaeontology
      1. Basilosaurus 1834–
         A genus of extinct marine cetaceans of the family Basilosauridae, known from Mid to Late Eocene fossil remains in North America and North Africa…
      2. Zeuglodon 1839–
         A former name for a genus of extinct Eocene cetaceans, now again known by the original name of Basilosaurus; (also) an animal of this genus.
      3. zeuglodont 1850–
         An extinct cetacean of, or related to, the former genus Zeuglodon.
      4. Squalodon 1872–
         A genus of fossil cetaceans found in Miocene and early Pliocene formations; a cetacean belonging to this genus.
      5. squalodont 1889–
      6. zeuglodontoid 1891
         = zeuglodont, n.
      7. walking whale 1981–
         Any of various extinct animals thought to form an intermediate between terrestrial mammals and modern whales, with the ability to walk; (now) esp. Amb…
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Originally published as part of the entry for zeuglodont, n. & adj.

zeuglodontoid, adj. & n. was revised in June 2018.

zeuglodontoid, adj. & n. was last modified in July 2023.