thecodont

Meanings

Plural: thecodonts

Noun

presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birds
Any of the Thecodontia (a former group of archosaurs).

Adj

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

thecodont reptile

Scrabble Score: 15

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Words With Friends Score: 16

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