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Word: Mylodon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek mulē ‘mill, molar’ + odous, odont- ‘tooth’
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Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmʌɪləd(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an extinct giant ground sloth found in Pleistocene ice age deposits in South America. It died out only 11,000 years ago.
Short Definition:extinct giant ground sloth found in Pleistocene ice age deposits in South America
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