Lophiodon

noun

Lo·​phi·​o·​don

ləˈfīəˌdän

: a genus of large European Eocene perissodactyls related to the tapir

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Lophiodont-, Lophiodon, from lophi- + -odont-, -odon -odon

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