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co·ryph·o·don \kəˈrifəˌdän\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek koryphē point, top + New Latin -odon 1. capitalized : a genus of extinct mammals (order Pantodonta) from the Lower Eocene of Europe and America varying in size between the tapir and rhinoceros and having short plantigrade 5-toed feet like the elephant and sometimes small or rudimentary horns 2. -s : any animal or fossil of the genus Coryphodon • co·ryph·o·dont \-nt\ adjective or noun |