CONODONT

Meaning of CONODONT in English

noun a peculiar toothlike fossil of many forms, found especially in carboniferous rocks. such fossils are supposed by some to be the teeth of marsipobranch fishes, but they are probably the jaws of annelids.

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CONODONT — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary con- (from Greek kōnos cone) + -odont Date: 1859 a Paleozoic toothlike fossil that is …
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CONODONT — Minute toothlike fossil composed of the mineral apatite (calcium phosphate); conodonts are among the most frequently encountered fossils in marine …
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CONODONT — ˈkōnəˌdänt, ˈkän- noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary con- (II) + -odont; originally formed as German konodont : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONODONT — (n.) A peculiar toothlike fossil of many forms, found especially in carboniferous rocks. Such fossils are supposed by some to …
Английский словарь Webster
CONODONT — ( n. ) A peculiar toothlike fossil of many forms, found especially in carboniferous rocks. Such fossils are supposed by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONODONT — /koh"neuh dont', kon"euh-/ , n. a Paleozoic microfossil occurring in various jagged or toothlike shapes and constituting the hard remains …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONODONT — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary con- (from Greek kōnos cone) + -odont Date: 1859 : a Paleozoic toothlike fossil that …
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CONODONT — [ 'kəʊnədɒnt ] ■ noun Palaeontology an extinct marine creature with a long worm-like body and numerous small teeth, now …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CONODONT — [co.no.dont] n [ISV con- (fr. Gk konos cone) + -odont] (1859): a Paleozoic toothlike fossil that is prob. the remains …
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CONODONT — minute toothlike fossil composed of the mineral apatite (calcium phosphate); conodonts are among the most frequently occurring fossils in marine …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONODONT — n. Minute toothlike fossil composed of the mineral apatite (calcium phosphate); conodonts are among the most frequently encountered fossils in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CONODONT — n. Pronunciation: ' k ō -n ə - ˌ dänt, ' kä- Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary con- (fr. …
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POLYGNATHIFORM — conodont, or small toothlike fossil of uncertain relationship found widely in ancient marine rocks, that resembles or may be derived …
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POLYCHAETE HYPOTHESIS — theory that conodonts (minute toothlike structures found as fossils in marine rocks) are parts of the jaw apparatus of polychaete …
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OZARKODINIFORM — conodont, or small fossil that is toothlike in form and structure, that has a prominent, centrally located denticle flanked on …
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NEOPRIONIODIFORM — conodont, or small toothlike phosphatic fossil of uncertain affinity, that is characterized by a main terminal cusp, varying numbers of …
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DENTICLE — part of a conodont, a small toothlike fossil found in marine rocks representative of a long span of geologic time. …
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FAMENNIAN STAGE — all those rocks deposited worldwide during the Famennian Age (367 to 360 million years ago). The Famennian and the underlying …
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