ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdäntəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Saurodont-, Saurodon, type genus (from saur- + -odon ) + -idae
: a family of extinct Cretaceous clupeoid fishes with powerful jaws and a single row of compressed knifelike teeth