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placodont

placodont noun: an extinct marine reptile of the order Placodontia.

Noun

placodont (plural placodonts)

  1. An extinct marine reptile of the order Placodontia.
    • The dentition of placodonts was very interesting, as they all had large crushing teeth on the palate.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...

Forms of placodont

pluralplacodonts

Origin of placodont

From placo- + -odont, after scientific Latin Placodus (genus name).

Questions about placodont

What does placodont mean?
Placodont means an extinct marine reptile of the order Placodontia.
What part of speech is placodont?
Placodont is a noun.
What is the plural of placodont?
The plural of placodont is placodonts.

Words near placodont in the dictionary

  1. placodioid lichen
  2. placodiolic acid
  3. placodiomorph
  4. placodiomorphic
  5. placodiomorphs
  6. placodont
  7. placodontid
  8. placodontids
  9. placodontoid
  10. placodontoids
  11. placodonts

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