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conodont

conodont noun: any of several extinct fish-like chordates having cone-like teeth.

Noun

conodont (plural conodonts)

  1. Any of several extinct fish-like chordates having cone-like teeth.
    • Remains of conodonts, which may be invertebrates or primitive vertebrates, have also become known from the tuffites and bituminous slates of Monte San Giorgio, which became famous for their fish and marine reptile remains.2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page...
    • The appearance of tiny teeth elements of an eel-like jawless animal called a conodont, specifically Hindeodus parvus, is the technical herald of the age of the dinosaurs according to the ICS.2018 May 2, Mark Carnall, The Guardian
  2. A microfossil tooth of such an animal.

Forms of conodont

pluralconodonts

Origin of conodont

From Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”) + -odont.

Questions about conodont

What does conodont mean?
Conodont means any of several extinct fish-like chordates having cone-like teeth.
What part of speech is conodont?
Conodont is a noun.
What is the plural of conodont?
The plural of conodont is conodonts.

Words near conodont in the dictionary

  1. conocuneus
  2. conocurvone
  3. conodal
  4. conodipine
  5. conodipines
  6. conodont
  7. conodontology
  8. conodonts
  9. conodurine
  10. conoid
  11. conoidal

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