Amebelodon

noun

Am·​e·​bel·​o·​don

ˌaməˈbeləˌdän

: a genus of North American Pliocene mastodonts having an elongated lower jaw and lower tusks flattened into broad scoops

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek amē shovel + belos missile, dart + New Latin -odon

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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