stegodon

[ steg-uh-don ]

/ ˈstɛg əˌdɒn /

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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.

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Origin of stegodon

<New Latin, equivalent to Greek stego-stego- + -odōn toothed; see -odont

Words nearby stegodon

Steffens, Ste.-Foy, steganography, Stegner, stego-, stegodon, stegomyia, stegosaur, Steichen, Steier, Steiermark

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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

Word Origin for stegodon

C19: New Latin (literally: ridge-toothed), from Greek stegos roof, from stegein to cover + odōn tooth

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