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
glyphography,
glyphosate,
glyptal,
glyptic,
glyptics,
glyptodont,
glyptograph,
glyptography,
glåma,
glögg,
gm
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