ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdän noun
Etymology: New Latin Stegodont-, Stegodon, from steg- + -odont-, -odon -odon
1. capitalized : a genus of primitive Asiatic Pliocene and Pleistocene mammals that have molar teeth with relatively broad enamel ridges and but little cement and thus are intermediate between elephants and mastodons
2. or stego·dont -nt -s
[ stegodont from New Latin Stegodont-, Stegodon ]
: an animal or fossil of the genus Stegodon