Earendil

== Translingual == === Etymology === Named by Leigh Van Valen after the character Eärendil in Tolkien's legendarium, which is in turn from Quenya eärë (“sea”) + -ndil (“lover”). === Proper noun === Earendil A taxonomic genus within the family Periptychidae – an extinct condylarth mammal from the Paleocene, synonymized with Mimatuta. === References === “Earendil”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026