thecodont
Meanings
adj
- Having the teeth enclosed in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.
noun
- Any of the Thecodontia (a former group of archosaurs).
Word forms
Etymology
Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, chest”) + -odont.
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