GLYPTODONT

Meaning of GLYPTODONT in English

[ 'glɪptə(ʊ)dɒnt ]

■ noun a fossil South American edentate mammal of the Cenozoic era, related to armadillos but much larger.

Origin

C19: from Gk gluptos 'carved' + odous , odont- 'tooth'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

GLYPTODONT — -nt noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Glyptodont-, Glyptodon : a mammal of the genus Glyptodon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLYPTODONT — (n.) One of a family (Glyptodontidae) of extinct South American edentates, of which Glyptodon is the type. About twenty species …
Английский словарь Webster
GLYPTODONT — ( n. ) One of a family (Glyptodontidae) of extinct South American edentates, of which Glyptodon is the type. About …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GLYPTODONT — /glip"teuh dont'/ , n. any edentate mammal of the extinct genus Glyptodon, of the Pleistocene Epoch, having the body covered …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GLYPTODONT — noun one of a family (glyptodontidae) of extinct south american edentates, of which glyptodon is the type. about twenty species …
Webster English vocab
GLYPTODONT — glyptodont BrE AmE ˈɡlɪpt ə ʊ dɒnt AmE \ -ə dɑːnt ▷ glyptodont|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GLYPTODONT — n. any extinct armadillo-like edentate animal of the genus Glyptodon native to S. America, having fluted teeth and a body …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GLYPTODONT — n. any extinct armadillo-like edentate animal of the genus Glyptodon native to S. America, having fluted teeth and a body …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GLYPTODONT — n. any extinct armadillo-like edentate animal of the genus Glyptodon native to S. America, having fluted teeth and a body …
Oxford English vocab
GLYPTODONT — палеонт. глиптодонт (палеонтология) глиптодонт
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GLYPTODONT — палеонт. глиптодонт (гигантское ископаемое саблезубое млекопитающее, покрытое панцирем)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GLYPTODONT — (n) глиптодонт
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GLYPTODONT — палеонт. глиптодонт (палеонтология) глиптодонт
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GLYPTODON — ˈgliptəˌdän noun Etymology: New Latin, from glypt- + -odon 1. capitalized : a genus of large extinct mammals (order Edentata) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EDENTATE — Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). a member of the mammalian order Edentata, which includes all the armadillos (see photograph), true anteaters, …
Britannica English vocabulary
GLYPTODON
Britannica English vocabulary
MAMMOTH — Synonyms and related words : Atlantean, Brobdingnagian, Cyclopean, Gargantuan, Herculean, Homeric, Jumbo, abysmal, ammonite, amplitudinous, ankylosaur, archaeohippus, archaeotherium, archelon, arthrodiran, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DINOSAUR — Synonyms and related words : alligator, ammonite, ankylosaur, archaeohippus, archaeotherium, archelon, arthrodiran, aurochs, bothriolepis, brachiosaur, brontops, brontothere, coccostean, coelodont, compsognathus, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ANIMAL
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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