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thecodont

The English word “thecodont” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having the teeth enclosed in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.

noun

  1. Any of the Thecodontia (a former group of archosaurs).

Etymology

Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, chest”) + -odont.

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