stegodon
[ steg-uh-don ]
noun
any extinct elephantlike mammal of the genus Stegodon, from the late Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, usually considered to be directly ancestral to the modern elephant.
Origin of stegodon
1Words Nearby stegodon
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British Dictionary definitions for stegodon
stegodon
stegodont (ˈstɛɡəˌdɒnt)
/ (ˈstɛɡəˌdɒn) /
noun
any proboscidean mammal of the genus Stegodon, of Pliocene to Pleistocene times, similar to the mastodons
Origin of stegodon
1C19: New Latin (literally: ridge-toothed), from Greek stegos roof, from stegein to cover + odōn tooth
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