Fimbrethil

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Etymology[edit]

Named by Leigh Van Valen after the character Fimbrethil in Tolkien's legendarium, which is in turn from Sindarin fim (slender) + brethil (beech).

Proper noun[edit]

Fimbrethil

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Periptychidae – an extinct condylarth mammal from the Paleocene, synonymized with Oxyacodon.

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