glyptodon
See also: Glyptodon
English
Etymology
From the New Latin genus name Glyptodon.
Noun
glyptodon (plural glyptodons)
- (paleontology) A member of the genus Glyptodon of extinct giant armadillos.
- 1851 June 11, The Geelong Advertiser, Victoria, page 1, column 2:
- The more striking phenomena first and most strongly impress the mind, which contrasts for example, the great Cave-Bears of Europe with the actual Brown Bear, the Megatheriods of South America with the small existing sloths, and the gigantic Glyptodons with the Armadillos.
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- (obsolete) Synonym of glyptodontid
French
Noun
glyptodon m (plural glyptodons)
- glyptodon
Further reading
- “glyptodon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.