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.
Words nearby thecodont
thecal,
thecal sac,
thecate,
thecitis,
thecium,
thecodont,
thecoma,
thecostegnosis,
thee,
theelin,
theelol
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
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.