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noun
A member of the genus Glyptodon of extinct giant armadillos.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences
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noun
Synonym of glyptodontid.
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Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: glyptodontid
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History
From the New Latin genus name Glyptodon (from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek γλυπτός (gluptós, “sculptured”) + -odon (“tooth”), 'grooved or carved tooth').
