stegodon

[Greek stege =a roof, a covering; suff.- odon.] Palæont .: A sub-genus of Elephas (q. v.), with three or perhaps four species of extinct forms from the Indian Tertiaries. These were collectively named by Clift Mastodon elephantoïdes , and constitute the intermediate group of the Proboscidea, from which the other species diverge, through their dental characters, on the one side into the Mastodons, and on the other into the typical Elephants. (Falconer: Palæont . Mem . , ii. 9.) A. As adj .: Stiff, strong, durable. ( Scotch .) "But then there's parts that look the steever and Stegodon in sign is abounded in the Sivalik Hills. stronger."- Scott : Antiquary , ch. xxviii. B. As substantive: Nautical: 1. The upward slope of an outboard spar, as the bowsprit, cathead, . 2. A long, heavy spar, with a place to fix a block at one end, used in stowing certain kinds of cargo, which need to be driven in close.