n. any extinct armadillo-like edentate animal of the genus Glyptodon native to S. America, having fluted teeth and a body covered in a hard thick bony shell.
Etymology: mod.L f. Gk gluptos carved + odous odontos tooth
n. any extinct armadillo-like edentate animal of the genus Glyptodon native to S. America, having fluted teeth and a body covered in a hard thick bony shell.
Etymology: mod.L f. Gk gluptos carved + odous odontos tooth
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012