thecodont

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the teeth enclosed in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.
noun
  1. Any of the Thecodontia (a former group of archosaurs).

Word forms

thecodont thecodonts

Etymology

Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, chest”) + -odont.

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