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thecodont

thecodont adjective: having the teeth enclosed in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.

Adjective

thecodont (not comparable)

  1. Having the teeth enclosed in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.

Noun

thecodont (plural thecodonts)

  1. (archaic) Any of the Thecodontia (a former group of archosaurs).

thecodont meaning in Tamil

thecodont in Tamil

குழிகளிற்பல்லுள்ள, தீக்கோடாண்ட்

Forms of thecodont

pluralthecodonts

Origin of thecodont

Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, chest”) + -odont.

Words formed from thecodont

Questions about thecodont

What does thecodont mean?
Thecodont means having the teeth enclosed in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.
What is thecodont in Tamil?
Thecodont in Tamil is குழிகளிற்பல்லுள்ள, தீக்கோடாண்ட். See Thecodont meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thecodont?
Thecodont can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near thecodont in the dictionary

  1. thecigerous
  2. thecitis
  3. thecium
  4. Theckla
  5. Thecla
  6. thecodont
  7. thecodontosaurid
  8. thecodontosaurids
  9. thecodonts
  10. thecodonty
  11. thecoma

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thecodont (page history and authors); thecodont (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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