Toxodon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Toxodon is a noun meaning (paleontology) A gigantic extinct herbivorous mammal from South America, having teeth bent like a bow. It is the type of the order Toxodonta.
Meaning
(paleontology) A gigantic extinct herbivorous mammal from South America, having teeth bent like a bow. It is the type of the order Toxodonta.
Example Sentences
"Finally, I will assuredly give some account of the toxodon, the giant ten-foot guinea pig, with projecting chisel teeth, which we killed as it drank in the grey of the morning by the side of the lake."
Word Forms
- toxodons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include toxodont, toxodontid, toxodontian, toxochelyid, toxotid, tillodont.
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