stegodon

See also: Stegodon

English
Skeleton of a species of 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 stegodont.

Noun

stegodon (plural stegodons)

  1. (zoology) Any member of the extinct genus Stegodon, related to modern elephants; a stegodont.

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French stégodon.

Noun

stegodon m (plural stegodoni)

  1. stegodon

Declension
Declension of stegodon
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) stegodon stegodonul (niște) stegodoni stegodonii
genitive/dative (unui) stegodon stegodonului (unor) stegodoni stegodonilor
vocative stegodonule stegodonilor

References
  • stegodon in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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