thecodont

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθiːkəˌdɒnt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thē′kə dont′)


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the•co•dont  (thē′kə dont′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Paleontologyany of various reptiles of the extinct order Thecodontia, occurring in the late Permian to late Triassic periods and characterized by teeth set in sockets.

adj. 
  1. Paleontologyhaving the teeth set in sockets.
  2. Paleontologybelonging to or pertaining to the Thecodontia.
  • Neo-Latin, equivalent. to Greek thé̄k(ē) case, chest (see theca) + -odont- -odont; so named from the sockets in which the marginal teeth were implanted
  • 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thecodont / ˈθiːkəˌdɒnt/
  1. (of mammals and certain reptiles) having teeth that grow in sockets
  2. of or relating to teeth of this type
  1. any extinct reptile of the order Thecodontia, of Triassic times, having teeth set in sockets: they gave rise to the dinosaurs, crocodiles, pterodactyls, and birds
Etymology: 20th Century: New Latin Thecondontia, from Greek thēkē case + -odont

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