glyptodont

[ glip-tuh-dont ]
/ ˈglɪp təˌdɒnt /

noun

any edentate mammal of the extinct genus Glyptodon, of the Pleistocene Epoch, having the body covered by a horny and bony armor.

Origin of glyptodont

1830–40; < New Latin, stem of Glyptodon genus name, equivalent to Greek glypt(ós) carved + -odōn (stem -odont-) -toothed, adj. derivative of odṓn tooth

Words nearby glyptodont

British Dictionary definitions for glyptodont

glyptodont
/ (ˈɡlɪptəˌdɒnt) /

noun

any extinct late Cenozoic edentate mammal of the genus Glyptodon and related genera, of South America, which resembled giant armadillos

Word Origin for glyptodont

C19: from Greek gluptos carved + -odont