DICYNODONT


Meaning of DICYNODONT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ī - ' si-n ō - ˌ dänt, - ' s ī -

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek di- + kyn-, ky ō n dog + odont-, odous tooth ― more at HOUND , TOOTH

Date: 1854

: any of a suborder (Dicynodontia) of small herbivorous therapsid reptiles with reduced dentition

– dicynodont adjective

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