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glyptodont
CIDE DICTIONARY
glyptodont, n.
One of a family (Glyptodontidæ ) of extinct South American edentates, of which Glyptodon is the type. About twenty species are known. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
glyptodont, n. any extinct armadillo-like edentate animal of the genus Glyptodon native to S. America, having fluted teeth and a body covered in a hard thick bony shell.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk gluptos carved + odous odontos tooth
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