Mecodonta
plural noun
Me·co·don·ta
Definition of Mecodonta
in some classifications
: a primary division of Caudata comprising salamanders having the palatal teeth inserted on the inner margin of the palatine processes in posteriorly diverging longitudinal rows
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Origin and Etymology of mecodonta
New Latin, from mec- + -odonta
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