Gymnodont
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gymnodont is a noun meaning (zoology, obsolete) One of a former family of plectognath fishes (Gymnodontes), having the teeth and jaws consolidated into one or two bony plates on each jaw.
Meaning
(zoology, obsolete) One of a former family of plectognath fishes (Gymnodontes), having the teeth and jaws consolidated into one or two bony plates on each jaw.
Word Forms
- gymnodonts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pachyodont, gymnotiform, homodont, tetradont, gnathostome, opistognathid.
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