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adjectivesclerophyllous (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to sclerophylls.
The hipparionine horses arose in North America during the Middle Miocene and differed significantly from Anchitherium and other similar equids in the development of very high-crowned cheek teeth as a response to the more sclerophyllous, harder vegetation.
2007, Winfried Henke, Handbook of Paleoanthropology
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sclerophyllous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerophyllous
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