Definition of Thelodontidae
:a family of Devonian and Silurian ostracoderms that is included among the Heterostraci or isolated in the order Coelolepida
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Thelodontidae
plural noun
Thel·o·don·ti·dae
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ˌtheləˈdäntəˌdē
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Origin and Etymology of thelodontidae
New Latin, from Thelodont-, Thelodus, type genus + -idae
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