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thelodont

thelodont noun: any extinct fish of the class Thelodonti, having small, spiny scales.

thelodont: any extinct fish of the class Thelodonti, having small, spiny scales
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Noun

thelodont (plural thelodonts)

  1. Any extinct fish of the class Thelodonti, having small, spiny scales.

Forms of thelodont

pluralthelodonts

Origin of thelodont

Clipping of taxonomic name Thelodonti.

Questions about thelodont

What does thelodont mean?
Thelodont means any extinct fish of the class Thelodonti, having small, spiny scales.
What part of speech is thelodont?
Thelodont is a noun.
What is the plural of thelodont?
The plural of thelodont is thelodonts.

Words near thelodont in the dictionary

  1. thelitis
  2. thelium
  3. Thelma
  4. Thelma and Louise
  5. thelmophagous
  6. thelodont
  7. thelodontid
  8. thelodontids
  9. thelodonts
  10. thelony
  11. thelotremataceous

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