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Meaning of "stegodon" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STEGODON

New Latin (literally: ridge-toothed), from Greek stegos roof, from stegein to cover + odōn tooth.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STEGODON

stegodon  [ˈstɛɡəˌdɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEGODON

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stegodon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STEGODON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

stegodon

Stegodon

Stegodon, is a genus of the extinct subfamily Stegodontinae of the order Proboscidea. It was assigned to the family Elephantidae, but has also been placed in Stegodontidae. Stegodonts were present from 11.6 mya to late Pleistocene, with unconfirmed records of regional survival until 4,100 years ago. Fossils are found in Asian and North American Neogene strata. In North America, they lived in large parts of New Mexico during the Miocene, locally in Canada into the Pleistocene epoch.

Definition of stegodon in the English dictionary

The definition of stegodon in the dictionary is any proboscidean mammal of the genus Stegodon, of Pliocene to Pleistocene times, similar to the mastodons.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STEGODON


celadon
ˈsɛləˌdɒn
chaetodon
ˈkiːtəʊˌdɒn
diprotodon
daɪˈprəʊtəʊˌdɒn
Euroclydon
jʊˈrɒklɪˌdɒn
iguanodon
ɪˈɡwɑːnəˌdɒn
Laomedon
leɪˈɒmɪˌdɒn
Macedon
ˈmæsɪˌdɒn
mastodon
ˈmæstəˌdɒn
megalodon
ˈmɛɡələʊˌdɒn
methadon
ˈmeθəˌdɒn
Mogadon
ˈmɒɡəˌdɒn
mylodon
ˈmaɪləˌdɒn
Myrmidon
ˈmɜːmɪˌdɒn
pteranodon
teˈrænəˌdɒn
smilodon
ˈsmɪləˌdɒn
sphenodon
ˈsfiːnəˌdɒn
Telidon
ˈtɛlɪˌdɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STEGODON

steganogram
steganographer
steganographic
steganographist
steganography
steganopod
steganopodous
stegnosis
stegnotic
stegocarpous
stegocephalian
stegocephalous
stegodont
stegomyia
stegophilist
stegosaur
stegosaurian
stegosaurus

WORDS THAT END LIKE STEGODON

abandon
anticodon
Armageddon
clarendon
codon
cordon
Croydon
Cuban solenodon
East London
Gordon
Greater London
Haitian solenodon
Huntingdon
I beg your pardon
London
pardon
Poseidon
solenodon
Swindon
Wimbledon

Synonyms and antonyms of stegodon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stegodon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STEGODON

Find out the translation of stegodon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stegodon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stegodon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

剑齿象
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Stegodon
570 millions of speakers

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stegodon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stegodon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

stegodon
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стегодон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Stegodon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stegodon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stégodon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stegodon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stegodon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ステゴドン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

stegodon
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stegodon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Stegodon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stegodon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टीगॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stegodon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Stegodon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stegodon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стегодона
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stegodon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

stegodon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stegodon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stegodon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stegodon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stegodon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STEGODON»

The term «stegodon» is normally little used and occupies the 150.147 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STEGODON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stegodon» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stegodon» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stegodon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEGODON»

Discover the use of stegodon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stegodon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of ...
From another field, again a few kilometres from previous sites, site X, two large and twelve fragments of fossil ivory from a large stegodon tusk were found. In addition to the remains of the large stegodon, Bautista (1991) also reported bone  ...
Alexandra van der Geer, George Lyras, John de Vos, 2011
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The Filipino Moving Onward 5' 2007 Ed.
... Stegodon Luzonensis 1926 Novaliches-Marilao Stegodon Trigonnocephalus 1936 Pangasinan (Elephas) Elephant 1935 Anda (Elephas) Elephant 1935 Mindanao Stegodon Trigonnocephalus 1897 Stegodon Non-Trigonnocephalus 1886 ...
Sagmit, Et Al
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Fossil Mammals of Asia: Neogene Biostratigraphy and Chronology
Stegodon miensis Stegodon sp. Stegodon miensis Stegodon shinshuensis (1 mandible with M1 and M2) Stegolophodon shinshuensis (1 fragmentary skull with M3) Stegodon shodoensis akashiensis, Parastegodon ahashiensis or S. aurorae ...
Xiaoming Wang, Lawrence John Flynn, Mikael Fortelius, 2013
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The Pleistocene Boundary and the Beginning of the Quaternary
Stegodon orientalis zone 4. Mammuthus paramammonteus shigensis- Mammuthus armenaicus proximus zone 3. Stegodon akashiensis zone 2. Stegodon sugiyamai zone 1. Stegodon cf. S. elephantoides zone (middle Pliocene) All of these ...
John A. Van Couvering, 2004
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Out of Africa I: The First Hominin Colonization of Eurasia
Although very little is known about Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa and Sumba, Sartono (1979) reported the presence of Stegodon sumbaen- sis, a pygmy Stegodon recovered from Quaternary deposits in Sumba Island. On Timor Island, Quaternary ...
John G. Fleagle, 2010
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Human Body Size and the Laws of Scaling: Physiological, ...
Many species of mammals evolve dwarfism on islands and the fact that Hobbits hunted a (now extinct) dwarf form of elephant (Stegodon) is suggestive. In fact, just as Hobbits are the smallest known hominid, their elephants are among the ...
Thomas T. Samaras, 2007
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Faunal and Floral Migration and Evolution in SE Asia-Australasia
He concluded that these sites were about 750,000 years old on the basis of their association in the fossil deposits with Stegodon, an ancestral elephant species region (Verhoeven 1968; Maringer and Verhoeven 1970a, b). The range of ...
Ian Metcalfe, Jeremy M.B. Smith, Mike Morwood, 2001
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Through Eugène Dubois' Eyes: Stills of a Turbulent Life
DUBO0514 ٍ tarsius DUBO0488 Shells publ. van Benthem Jutting DUBO0515 ٍ captured/killed Gorilla 1937 DUBO0516 Heberleins fake skull DUBO0489 Shells publ. van Benthem Jutting DUBO0517 femur Stegodon, EDp-1917b 1937 ...
Paulinus Cornelis Hendricus Albers, John De Vos, 2010
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Fossil Elephantoids from the Hominid-bearing Awash Group, ...
The age of the Chad specimen is uncertain but its associated fauna (e.g., Anancus osiris, Stegodon kaisensis, Primelephas korotorensis) suggests an age, perhaps lower Pliocene, somewhat younger than the Asa Member (Coppens 1965, ...
Jon E. Kalb, Assefa Mebrate, 1993
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Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago
The latter, however, are of particular importance for the land bridge question because it has been discovered that separate large and dwarfed species, probably derived from Stegodon trigonocephalus of Java, once existed in Mindanao, ...
Peter Bellwood, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEGODON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stegodon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hippos, giraffes roamed Punjab 2.6 million yrs ago
In fact, more than 2,000 fossils of different herbivores, including Stegodon, an ancient elephant with tusks up to four metres, and Sivatherium, a giant giraffe, ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
2
Stegodon fossil unearthed in Yunnan
... they announced on Tuesday. The fossil of the stegodon, which lived 6 million years ago, was found on Sunday at the Shuitangba excavation site in Zhaotong. «WantChinaTimes, May 15»
3
A second elephant fossil unearthed in SW China
"What we have here is a well-preserved fossilized skeleton of a stegodon. Compared to the last one we found in 2007, this one is more complete which is really ... «CCTV, May 15»
4
Stegodon fossil found in SW China
The fossil of the stegodon, which lived six million years ago, was found on Sunday in the Shuitangba excavation site in Zhaotong City. "Most parts have been ... «Xinhua, May 15»
5
Elephants, rhinos and tigers once lived in the Philippines
The Stegodon (Stegodon luzonensis) – an extinct cousin of modern-day elephants – once roamed the plains of the Cagayan Valley in the Philippines. It died out ... «Rappler, Mar 15»
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Warga Temukan Fosil Kaki Gajah Purba
Selain Stegodon, ada juga fosil dari Elephas SP (sejenis gajah purba), Rhinocecos sondaicus (badak), Bos banteng (sejenis banteng), Crocodilus SP (sejenis ... «SINDOnews.com, Feb 15»
7
Kisah Kasiyo, Penemu Fosil Gajah Purba Stegodon
Setelah diteliti, tengkorak yang ia temukan di ladang itu ternyata fosil cranium stegodon trigonocephalus. Sebuah fosil gajah raksasa yang pernah hidup ribuan ... «VIVA.co.id, Jan 15»
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China's Oldest Bone Hand Ax
CHONGQING, CHINA—Science News reports that a hand ax crafted from a stegodon jaw bone fossil has been dated to 170,000 years ago. The jaw's wide, thick ... «Archaeology, Jan 15»
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Ancient bone hand ax identified in China
Part of a lower jaw from a stegodon, a now-extinct, elephant-like creature, provided raw material for the tool, the researchers report January 8 in Quaternary ... «Science News, Jan 15»
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The Oldest Chinese Bone Acheulean Handaxe Has Been Found
... contained the remains of ancient fauna from the Pleistocene from Tapirus sinensis (tapirs), to Rhinoceros sinensis (rhinos) to Stegodon orientalis (elephants). «HeritageDaily, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Stegodon [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/stegodon>. Apr 2024 ».
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