I. |mōgə|yōn, |məgē|ōn noun
( plural mogollon or mogollons )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Mogollon Mesa, tableland in central Arizona, and Mogollon mountains, range in western New Mexico
1. : an American Indian people constituting a subdivision of the Gileños
2. : a member of the Mogollon people
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or relating to an ancient culture of west central New Mexico and adjacent Arizona characterized in its earlier stages by polished brown or red ceramic ware, the equal importance of hunting and agriculture, deep pit houses, notched bone awls, and heavy corner-notched projectile points