stegodont

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the genus name †Stegodon, referring to the shape of the molars: from Ancient Greek στέγη (stégē)/στέγος (stégos, roof) and ὀδούς (odoús, tooth). Doublet of stegodon.

Noun[edit]

stegodont (plural stegodonts)

  1. An extinct relative of the modern elephants; a member of the taxonomic genus †Stegodon.