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conodonts

conodonts is the plural of conodont.

Meaning of conodont

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...
  2. A microfossil tooth of such an animal.

Questions about conodonts

What is conodonts the plural of?
Conodonts is the plural of conodont.

Words near conodonts in the dictionary

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

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