Thecodont
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Thecodont is an adjective meaning (anatomy) Having the teeth enclosed in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.
Meaning
(anatomy) Having the teeth enclosed in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.
More Meanings
- (paleontology, archaic) Any of the Thecodontia (a former group of archosaurs).
Word Forms
- thecodonts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tubulidentate, isodont, odontognathous, secodont, dentiferous, omalodontiform.
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