kəˈrifəˌdän noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek koryphē point, top + New Latin -odon
1. capitalized : a genus of extinct mammals (order Pantodonta) from the Lower Eocene of Europe and America varying in size between the tapir and rhinoceros and having short plantigrade 5-toed feet like the elephant and sometimes small or rudimentary horns
2. -s : any animal or fossil of the genus Coryphodon
• co·ryph·o·dont -nt adjective or noun