glyptodont

glyptodont Definition

glyp·to·dont (glip′tə dänt′)

noun

any of a family (Glyptodontidae) of extinct South American edentate mammals, similar to, but much larger than, an armadillo

Etymology: ModL < Gr glyptos (see glyptic) + -odont: so called from its fluted teeth

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