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co•ryph•o•don
(kə rif′ə don′),USA pronunciation n. [Paleontol.]
- Paleontology, Physical Anthropologya primitive hoofed mammal of the extinct genus Coryphodon, of the early Eocene Epoch, having a long, thickset body, short legs, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
- Greek koryph(é̄) peak, top + odó̄n tooth
- Neo-Latin
- 1845