palæosyops, pa leosyops

[Prefix palæo-; Gr. sus a swine, and ops = the countenance.J Palæont .: A genus of Marsh's Limnohyidæ, but often placed in the Tapiride. It is from the American Eocene. The teeth form an almost continuous series; the molars resemble those of the Pale other ide, but the canines were like those of the Car nivora. pălæ-o-těch-nic, pā-lẽ ở těch-nic, a . [Pref. palæo-, and Gr. techne art, skill, craft in work manship.] Belonging to, connected with, or practicing ancient art. "The old art traces of the palcotechnic men of Central Trance." Wilson: Prehistoric Man , ch. ii. 2982 pal-e-o-there, pā-le-o-there, s. [PALEOTHERIUM.] Any individual of the family Palæotheridæ (q. v.). "The palæothere has three toes on both the fore and hind feet."- Owen : Brit . Fo il Mammals , p. 317. pal-a-o-thër-i-an, pā-le-ô-the-ri-ăn, adj . [Mod. Lat. palæother i (um); Eng. adj. suff. -an.] Pertaining or relating to the family Palæotheridæ. "The palæother i an fo ils that have been collected from the quarries of the hard freshwater marls of the Isle of Wight."-Owen: Brit. Fo il Mammals, p. 319.