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labyrinthodon Palæont.|læbɪˈrɪnθədɒn| [mod.L. (R. Owen), f. Gr. λαβύρινθος labyrinth + ὀδοντ-, ὀδούς tooth: cf. note s.v. glyptodon.] Any of the large fossil amphibians of the genus Labyrinthodon, characterized by teeth of labyrinthine structure having the enamel folded and sunk inward.
1847Ansted Anc. World vii. 132 The numerous and gigantic labyrinthodons..as large as rhinoceros. 1854R. Owen in Circ. Sci. (c 1865) II. 97/2 The extinct gigantic lizard-like toad, called Labyrinthodon. 1876Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. xvi. 294 The batrachian or frog-like labyrinthodon. |