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stegodon

[steg-uh-don]
noun
  1. 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
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stegodon

stegodont (ˈstɛɡəˌdɒnt)

noun
  1. any proboscidean mammal of the genus Stegodon, of Pliocene to Pleistocene times, similar to the mastodons
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Word Origin for stegodon

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