glyptodont
/ˈglɪptədɒnt/noun
1- a fossil South American edentate mammal of the Cenozic era, related to armadillos but much larger. Glyptodonts had fluted teeth and a body covered in a thick bony carapace.雕齿兽。
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- Family Glyptodontidae, order Xenarthra (or Edentata): several genera, including Glyptodon.雕齿兽科, 异关节目(或贫齿目), 数属, 包括雕齿兽属。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Greek gluptos 'carved' (from gluphein 'carve') + odous, odont- 'tooth'.