thecodont

/ˈθikəˌdɑnt/
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Other forms: thecodonts

Definitions of thecodont
  1. noun
    presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birds
    synonyms: thecodont reptile
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    type of:
    archosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian reptile
    extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
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