English Explanatory Dictionary

stegodon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of the extinct genus †Stegodon, related to modern elephants; a stegodont.

Word forms

stegodon stegodons

Etymology

From the genus name †Stegodon, referring to the shape of the molars: from Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + translingual -odon. Doublet of stegodont.

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