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subthecodont

subthecodont adjective: located in shallow sockets.

Adjective

subthecodont (not comparable)

  1. Located in shallow sockets
    • Tooth implantation is subthecodont as μCT images show that the teeth sit in shallow sockets (but see below).2015 September 10, “Anatomy of the Enigmatic Reptile Elachistosuchus huenei Janensch, 1949 (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Upper Triassic of Germany and Its Relevance for the Origin of Sauria”, in PLOS...

Origin of subthecodont

From sub- + thecodont.

Questions about subthecodont

What does subthecodont mean?
Subthecodont means located in shallow sockets.
What part of speech is subthecodont?
Subthecodont is an adjective.

Words near subthecodont in the dictionary

  1. subthalamotomies
  2. subthalamotomy
  3. subthalamus
  4. subtheater
  5. subthecal
  6. subthecodont
  7. subthematic
  8. subthematically
  9. subtheme
  10. subthemes
  11. subtheories

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