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Meaning of GLYPTODON

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Glyp"to*don\, n. [Gr. ? carved, engraved + ?, ?,
tooth. See {Glyph}.] (Paleon.)
An extinct South American quaternary mammal, allied to the
armadillos. It was as large as an ox, was covered with
tessellated scales, and had fluted teeth. --Owen.
 
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