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xiphodon
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xiphodon, n. [Gr. xi`fos a sword + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.].
An extinct genus of artiodactylous mammals found in the European Tertiary formations. It had slender legs, didactylous feet, and small canine teeth. [1913 Webster]
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