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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr.

ξίφοσ

a sword +

ὀδούς

ὀδόντος

, a tooth.]

(Paleon.)

An extinct genus of artiodactylous mammals found in the European Tertiary formations. It had slender legs, didactylous feet, and small canine teeth.

See also: xiphodon

Xiphodon n

A taxonomic genus within the family Xiphodontidae – extinct mammals related to camels found in the European Tertiary formations, with slender legs, didactylous feet, and small canine teeth; xiphodons.

See also: Xiphodon

xiphodon ‎(plural xiphodons)