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stegodon
[ steg-uh-don ]
noun
- any extinct elephantlike mammal of the genus Stegodon, from the late Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, usually considered to be directly ancestral to the modern elephant.
stegodon
/ ˈstɛɡəˌdɒn; ˈstɛɡəˌdɒnt /
noun
- any proboscidean mammal of the genus Stegodon, of Pliocene to Pleistocene times, similar to the mastodons
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stegodon1
C19: New Latin (literally: ridge-toothed), from Greek stegos roof, from stegein to cover + odōn tooth
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