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from The Century Dictionary.
- A subfamily of Viverridæ, named from the genus Prionodon of Horsfield, having the body slender and elongate, and the tubercular molars reduced to one above and below on each side; the linsangs.
- A South American subfamily of Dasypodidæ, having from 20 to 25 teeth above and below on each side, a greater number than in any other land-animal; the kabalassous, grand tatous, or giant armadillos. It is named from the genus Prionodon (emended from
Priodon or Priodontes of F. Cuvier).
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