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mylodon

mylodon noun: any of the extinct genus †Mylodon of giant ground sloths of Patagonia.

Noun

mylodon (plural mylodons)

  1. Any of the extinct genus †Mylodon of giant ground sloths of Patagonia.

Forms of mylodon

pluralmylodons

Origin of mylodon

From the genus name, from Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē, “mill”) + translingual -odon.

Questions about mylodon

What does mylodon mean?
Mylodon means any of the extinct genus †Mylodon of giant ground sloths of Patagonia.
What part of speech is mylodon?
Mylodon is a noun.
What is the plural of mylodon?
The plural of mylodon is mylodons.

Words near mylodon in the dictionary

  1. myllwells
  2. Mylne
  3. Mylneford
  4. mylo-
  5. Mylod
  6. mylodon
  7. mylodons
  8. mylodont
  9. mylodontid
  10. mylodontids
  11. mylodonts

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