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gymnodont

gymnodont noun: one of a former family of plectognath fishes (Gymnodontes), having the teeth and jaws consolidated into one or two bony plates on each jaw.

Noun

gymnodont (plural gymnodonts)

  1. (obsolete) One of a former family of plectognath fishes (Gymnodontes), having the teeth and jaws consolidated into one or two bony plates on each jaw.

Forms of gymnodont

pluralgymnodonts

Origin of gymnodont

From gymno- + -odont.

Questions about gymnodont

What does gymnodont mean?
Gymnodont means one of a former family of plectognath fishes (Gymnodontes), having the teeth and jaws consolidated into one or two bony plates on each jaw.
What part of speech is gymnodont?
Gymnodont is a noun.
What is the plural of gymnodont?
The plural of gymnodont is gymnodonts.

Words near gymnodont in the dictionary

  1. gymnodinioid
  2. gymnodinioids
  3. gymnodinoid
  4. gymnodinoids
  5. gymnodomous
  6. gymnodont
  7. gymnodonts
  8. gymnogen
  9. gymnogens
  10. gymnogrammene
  11. gymnolaemate

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