English Explanatory Dictionary

glyptodon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the genus Glyptodon of extinct giant armadillos.
  2. Synonym of glyptodontid.

Word forms

glyptodon glyptodons

Etymology

From the New Latin genus name Glyptodon (from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek γλυπτός (gluptós, “sculptured”) + -odon (“tooth”), 'grooved or carved tooth').

Synonyms

glyptodontid
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