GLYPTODONTS

Noun

glyptodonts

plural of glyptodont

Source: Wiktionary


GLYPTODONT

Glyp"to*dont, n. (Paleon.)

Definition: One of a family (glyptodontidæ) of extinct South American edentates, of which Glyptodon is the type. About twenty species are known.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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