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stegodon

stegodon noun: any member of the extinct genus †Stegodon, related to modern elephants; a stegodont.

stegodon: any member of the extinct genus †Stegodon, related to modern elephants; a stegodont
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Noun

stegodon (plural stegodons)

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

Forms of stegodon

pluralstegodons

Origin of stegodon

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

Questions about stegodon

What does stegodon mean?
Stegodon means any member of the extinct genus †Stegodon, related to modern elephants; a stegodont.
What part of speech is stegodon?
Stegodon is a noun.
What is the plural of stegodon?
The plural of stegodon is stegodons.

Words near stegodon in the dictionary

  1. stegocephalians
  2. stegocephalic
  3. stegocephalid
  4. stegocephalids
  5. stegocephalous
  6. stegodon
  7. stegodons
  8. stegodont
  9. stegodontid
  10. stegodontids
  11. stegodonts

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