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Thecodont

Thecodont Meaning & Definition
Thecodont Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Thecodont?

[n] presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birds

Synonyms | Synonyms for Thecodont: thecodont reptile

Related Terms | Find terms related to Thecodont:

See Also | archosaur | archosaurian | archosaurian reptile | order Thecodontia | Thecodontia

Thecodont In Webster's Dictionary

\The"co*dont\, a. [Gr. ? a case + ?, ?, a tooth.] 1. (Anat.) Having the teeth inserted in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws. 2. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the thecodonts.
\The"co*dont\, n. (Paleon.) One of the Thecodontia.

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