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rhizodont

rhizodont noun: a reptile whose teeth are rooted in sockets, such as the crocodile.

Noun

rhizodont (plural rhizodonts)

  1. (archaic) A reptile whose teeth are rooted in sockets, such as the crocodile.
  2. Any of the Rhizodontida

Forms of rhizodont

pluralrhizodonts

Origin of rhizodont

From rhiz- + -odont.

Questions about rhizodont

What does rhizodont mean?
Rhizodont means a reptile whose teeth are rooted in sockets, such as the crocodile.
What part of speech is rhizodont?
Rhizodont is a noun.
What is the plural of rhizodont?
The plural of rhizodont is rhizodonts.

Words near rhizodont in the dictionary

  1. rhizodepositions
  2. rhizodeposits
  3. rhizoderm
  4. rhizodermal
  5. rhizodermis
  6. rhizodont
  7. rhizodontid
  8. rhizodontids
  9. rhizodonts
  10. rhizoferrin
  11. rhizoflagellate

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