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stegodont

stegodont noun: a stegodon, an extinct relative of the modern elephants; a member of the taxonomic genus †Stegodon.

Noun

stegodont (plural stegodonts)

  1. A stegodon, an extinct relative of the modern elephants; a member of the taxonomic genus †Stegodon.

Forms of stegodont

pluralstegodonts

Origin of stegodont

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.

Questions about stegodont

What does stegodont mean?
Stegodont means a stegodon, an extinct relative of the modern elephants; a member of the taxonomic genus †Stegodon.
What part of speech is stegodont?
Stegodont is a noun.
What is the plural of stegodont?
The plural of stegodont is stegodonts.

Words near stegodont in the dictionary

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

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