glyptodont

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noun

Any edentate of an extinct clade of South American armadillos which is identified either as family †Glyptodontidae or as subfamily †Glyptodontinae of family Chlamyphoridae.

OriginAncient Greek γλυπτός →
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Meanings

nounglyptodont (plural glyptodonts)

plural glyptodonts

  1. Any edentate of an extinct clade of South American armadillos which is identified either as family †Glyptodontidae or as subfamily †Glyptodontinae of family Chlamyphoridae.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγλυπτός
  2. Englishglyptodont

From Ancient Greek γλυπτός (gluptós) + -odont.

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APA

glyptodont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyptodont

MLA

“glyptodont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyptodont. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glyptodont,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyptodont.

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