dicynodont
/ (daɪˈsɪnəˌdɒnt) /
noun
any of various extinct Triassic mammal-like reptiles having a single pair of tusklike teeth
Word Origin for dicynodont
C19: from Greek, from
di-
1 +
kuōn dog +
-odont
Words nearby dicynodont
dicumarol,
dicyandiamide,
dicyclic,
dicyclopentadienyl metal,
dicyclopentadienyliron,
dicynodont,
did,
didache,
didact,
didactic,
didactics
Example sentences from the Web for dicynodont
Where was man in the time of the dicynodont, and when hoary monsters wallowed in the mud?
The Story of an African Farm |(AKA Ralph Iron) Olive SchreinerDicynodont, di-sin′o-dont, n. an extinct reptile, allied to tortoises on one hand and mammals on the other.