stegodon

[ steg-uh-don ]
/ ˈstɛg əˌdɒn /

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

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

Words nearby stegodon

steffens, stegner, stegnosis, stegnotic, stego-, stegodon, stegomyia, stegosaur, steichen, steier, steiermark

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