beardog

English

Etymology

From bear +‎ dog.

Noun

beardog (plural beardogs)

  1. Any of the extinct family †Amphicyonidae of large-bodied terrestrial carnivorans.
    • 2019, Robert M. Hunt, Jr., Robert Skolnick, Joshua Kaufman, The Carnivores of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 81:
      Fossils of the Order Carnivora found in the dens include members of three families: Amphicyonidae (beardogs), Mustelidae (wolverine and marten-like species), and Canidae (small fox-like species).

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