thecodont

[ thee-kuh-dont ]

/ ˈθi kəˌdɒnt /

noun

any of various reptiles of the extinct order Thecodontia, occurring in the late Permian to late Triassic periods and characterized by teeth set in sockets.

adjective

having the teeth set in sockets.

belonging to or pertaining to the Thecodontia.

Origin of thecodont

1830–40; <New Latin, equivalent to Greek thḗk(ē) case, chest (see theca) + -odont--odont; so named from the sockets in which the marginal teeth were implanted

Words nearby thecodont

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Example sentences from the Web for thecodont

A genus of "Thecodont" Reptiles, so named in allusion to the fact that the teeth are sunk in distinct sockets.
The Ancient Life History of the Earth|Henry Alleyne Nicholson

British Dictionary definitions for thecodont

thecodont

/ (ˈθiːkəˌdɒnt) /

adjective

(of mammals and certain reptiles) having teeth that grow in sockets

of or relating to teeth of this type

noun

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

Word Origin for thecodont

C20: New Latin Thecondontia, from Greek thēkē case + -odont

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Scientific definitions for thecodont

thecodont

[ thē′kə-dŏnt′ ]

Any of various extinct primitive archosaurs of the order Thecodontia of the late Permian and Triassic Periods. Thecodonts had teeth in sockets and were probably ancestral to the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and crocodilians.

单词	thecodont
释义	thecodont [ thee-kuh-dont ] / ˈθi kəˌdɒnt / noun any of various reptiles of the extinct order Thecodontia, occurring in the late Permian to late Triassic periods and characterized by teeth set in sockets. adjective having the teeth set in sockets. belonging to or pertaining to the Thecodontia. Origin of thecodont 1830–40; <New Latin, equivalent to Greek thḗk(ē) case, chest (see theca) + -odont--odont; so named from the sockets in which the marginal teeth were implanted Words nearby thecodont thecium, clock is ticking, the, Clouds, The, coast is clear, the, Cocktail Party, The, thecodont, thecoma, Comedy of Errors, The, common touch, the, The Communist Manifesto, Compleat Angler, The Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thecodont A genus of "Thecodont" Reptiles, so named in allusion to the fact that the teeth are sunk in distinct sockets. The Ancient Life History of the Earth\|Henry Alleyne Nicholson British Dictionary definitions for thecodont thecodont / (ˈθiːkəˌdɒnt) / adjective (of mammals and certain reptiles) having teeth that grow in sockets of or relating to teeth of this type noun 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 Word Origin for thecodont C20: New Latin Thecondontia, from Greek thēkē case + -odont Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for thecodont thecodont [ thē′kə-dŏnt′ ] Any of various extinct primitive archosaurs of the order Thecodontia of the late Permian and Triassic Periods. Thecodonts had teeth in sockets and were probably ancestral to the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and crocodilians. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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