English Explanatory Dictionary

conodont

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several extinct fish-like chordates having cone-like teeth.
  2. A microfossil tooth of such an animal.

Word forms

conodont conodonts

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”) + -odont.

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