Definition of glyptodont in English:

glyptodont

nounˈɡlɪptə(ʊ)dɒntˈɡliptəˌdänt

A fossil South American edentate mammal of the Cenozoic era, related to armadillos but much larger. Glyptodonts had fluted teeth and a body covered in a thick bony carapace.
雕齿兽
Family Glyptodontidae, order Xenarthra (or Edentata): several genera, including Glyptodon
Example sentencesExamples
- The armadillo-like glyptodont, for example, was the size of a small car, covered in plates of body armor, and equipped with a hefty tail club.
- In North America these included mammoths and mastodon, giant ground sloths, and glyptodonts.
- The living armadillos of South America bore a striking resemblance to fossil glyptodonts, extinct armored mammals whose fossils occurred in the same area.
- In South America, he discovered the bony plates of glyptodonts - creatures reminiscent of armadillos, but much larger - and (at a separate site) the fossil bones of giant ground sloths.
- Lions encounter woolly mammoths, a jaguar attacks a bone-plated glyptodont, and a sabre-toothed cat comes off somewhat worse for wear following a confrontation with a humble skunk.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek gluptos 'carved' (from gluphein 'carve') + odous, odont- 'tooth'.

Definition of glyptodont in US English:

glyptodont

nounˈɡliptəˌdänt

A fossil South American edentate mammal of the Cenozoic era, related to armadillos but much larger. Glyptodonts had fluted teeth and a body covered in a thick bony carapace.
雕齿兽
Family Glyptodontidae, order Xenarthra (or Edentata): several genera, including Glyptodon
Example sentencesExamples
- The armadillo-like glyptodont, for example, was the size of a small car, covered in plates of body armor, and equipped with a hefty tail club.
- In South America, he discovered the bony plates of glyptodonts - creatures reminiscent of armadillos, but much larger - and (at a separate site) the fossil bones of giant ground sloths.
- Lions encounter woolly mammoths, a jaguar attacks a bone-plated glyptodont, and a sabre-toothed cat comes off somewhat worse for wear following a confrontation with a humble skunk.
- The living armadillos of South America bore a striking resemblance to fossil glyptodonts, extinct armored mammals whose fossils occurred in the same area.
- In North America these included mammoths and mastodon, giant ground sloths, and glyptodonts.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek gluptos ‘carved’ (from gluphein ‘carve’) + odous, odont- ‘tooth’.

单词	glyptodont
释义	Definition of glyptodont in English: glyptodont nounˈɡlɪptə(ʊ)dɒntˈɡliptəˌdänt A fossil South American edentate mammal of the Cenozoic era, related to armadillos but much larger. Glyptodonts had fluted teeth and a body covered in a thick bony carapace. 雕齿兽 Family Glyptodontidae, order Xenarthra (or Edentata): several genera, including Glyptodon Example sentencesExamples The armadillo-like glyptodont, for example, was the size of a small car, covered in plates of body armor, and equipped with a hefty tail club. In North America these included mammoths and mastodon, giant ground sloths, and glyptodonts. The living armadillos of South America bore a striking resemblance to fossil glyptodonts, extinct armored mammals whose fossils occurred in the same area. In South America, he discovered the bony plates of glyptodonts - creatures reminiscent of armadillos, but much larger - and (at a separate site) the fossil bones of giant ground sloths. Lions encounter woolly mammoths, a jaguar attacks a bone-plated glyptodont, and a sabre-toothed cat comes off somewhat worse for wear following a confrontation with a humble skunk. Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek gluptos 'carved' (from gluphein 'carve') + odous, odont- 'tooth'. Definition of glyptodont in US English: glyptodont nounˈɡliptəˌdänt A fossil South American edentate mammal of the Cenozoic era, related to armadillos but much larger. Glyptodonts had fluted teeth and a body covered in a thick bony carapace. 雕齿兽 Family Glyptodontidae, order Xenarthra (or Edentata): several genera, including Glyptodon Example sentencesExamples The armadillo-like glyptodont, for example, was the size of a small car, covered in plates of body armor, and equipped with a hefty tail club. In South America, he discovered the bony plates of glyptodonts - creatures reminiscent of armadillos, but much larger - and (at a separate site) the fossil bones of giant ground sloths. Lions encounter woolly mammoths, a jaguar attacks a bone-plated glyptodont, and a sabre-toothed cat comes off somewhat worse for wear following a confrontation with a humble skunk. The living armadillos of South America bore a striking resemblance to fossil glyptodonts, extinct armored mammals whose fossils occurred in the same area. In North America these included mammoths and mastodon, giant ground sloths, and glyptodonts. Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek gluptos ‘carved’ (from gluphein ‘carve’) + odous, odont- ‘tooth’.
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