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scolecodont

scolecodont noun: the fossilized jaw of a polychaete annelid.

Noun

scolecodont (plural scolecodonts)

  1. The fossilized jaw of a polychaete annelid.
    • Scolecodonts from the Potter Farm Formation of the Devonian of Michigan1938, E. R. Eller, Scolecodonts from the Potter Farm Formation of the Devonian of Michigan, title
    • Striking similarities between scolecodonts and jaws of modern worms has resulted in general agreement that scolecodonts are properly placed in order Errantida of class Polychaetia.1968, Craig Bond Hatfield, Stratigraphy and Paleoecology of the Saluda Formation

Forms of scolecodont

pluralscolecodonts

Origin of scolecodont

From scolex + -odont.

Questions about scolecodont

What does scolecodont mean?
Scolecodont means the fossilized jaw of a polychaete annelid.
What part of speech is scolecodont?
Scolecodont is a noun.
What is the plural of scolecodont?
The plural of scolecodont is scolecodonts.

Words near scolecodont in the dictionary

  1. scolecids
  2. scoleciform
  3. scoleciphobia
  4. scolecite
  5. scolecites
  6. scolecodont
  7. scolecodonts
  8. scolecoid
  9. scolecology
  10. scolecomorphid
  11. scolecomorphids

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