glyptodon
glyptodon noun: a member of the genus Glyptodon of extinct giant armadillos.
Noun
glyptodon (plural glyptodons)
- A member of the genus Glyptodon of extinct giant armadillos.
- The more striking phenomena first and most strongly impress the mind, which contrasts for example, the great Cave-Bears of Europe with the actual Brown Bear, the Megatheriods of South America with the small existing sloths, and the gigantic Glyptodons with the Armadillos.1851 June 11, The Geelong Advertiser, Victoria, page 1, column 2
- Statues of beasts stood with their backs to the four walls of the court, eyes turned to watch the canted dial: hulking barylambdas; arctothers, the monarchs of bears; glyptodons; smilodons with fangs like glaives.1980, Gene Wolfe, chapter IV, in The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun; 1), New York: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 43
- Synonym of glyptodontid.
- Synonyms:
- glyptodontid
Synonyms of glyptodon
Forms of glyptodon
| plural | glyptodons |
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Origin of glyptodon
From the New Latin genus name Glyptodon (from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek γλυπτός (gluptós, “sculptured”) + -odon (“tooth”), 'grooved or carved tooth').
Questions about glyptodon
- What does glyptodon mean?
- Glyptodon means a member of the genus Glyptodon of extinct giant armadillos.
- What part of speech is glyptodon?
- Glyptodon is a noun.
- What is the plural of glyptodon?
- The plural of glyptodon is glyptodons.
Words near glyptodon in the dictionary
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