Amynodon

noun

Amyn·​o·​don

əˈminəˌdän

: a genus of Eocene perissodactyls related to the rhinoceros but hornless and having the canines developed into curved tusks

amynodont

-nt

noun or adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek amynein to ward off + New Latin -odon

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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