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Amebelodon

noun
Am·​e·​bel·​o·​don | \ ˌaməˈbeləˌdän\

Definition of Amebelodon

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

First Known Use of Amebelodon

1900, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Amebelodon

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

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