toxodon
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”), alternative form of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).
Noun
toxodon (plural toxodons)
- (paleontology) A gigantic extinct herbivorous mammal from South America, having teeth bent like a bow. It is the type of the order Toxodonta.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for toxodon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)