glyptodont
glyptodont
[ˈglɪptə(ʊ)dɒnt]
noun
[ˈglɪptə(ʊ)dɒnt]
noun
- a fossil South American edentate mammal of the Cenozoic era, related to armadillos but much larger. Glyptodonts had fluted teeth and a body covered in a thick bony carapace
雕齿兽 - Family Glyptodontidae, order Xenarthra (or Edentata): several genera, including Glyptodon
雕齿兽科，异关节目（或贫齿目），数属，包括雕齿兽属
- mid 19th cent.: from Greek gluptos 'carved' (from gluphein 'carve') + odous, odont- 'tooth'
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