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stegodont

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ste-godont
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stegodon, an extinct relative of the modern elephants; a member of the taxonomic genus †Stegodon.

Etymology

From the genus name †Stegodon, referring to the shape of the molars: from Ancient Greek στέγη (stégē)/στέγος (stégos, “roof”) and ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”). Doublet of stegodon.

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Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

stegodonts (plural)

Questions

What does stegodont mean?
A stegodon, an extinct relative of the modern elephants; a member of the taxonomic genus †Stegodon.
Where does stegodont come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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