Amebelodon
noun
Am·e·bel·o·don
ˌaməˈbeləˌdän
: a genus of North American Pliocene mastodonts having an elongated lower jaw and lower tusks flattened into broad scoops
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek amē shovel + belos missile, dart + New Latin -odon
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above