dicynodont

noun

di·​cyn·​o·​dont (ˌ)dī-ˈsi-nō-ˌdänt 

-ˈsī-

: any of a suborder (Dicynodontia) of small, herbivorous, therapsid vertebrates with reduced dentition

dicynodont adjective

Examples of dicynodont in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While dicynodonts and humans never overlapped on the planet, dicynodont fossils have been found everywhere in the Karoo. — Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024

This included the dicynodonts, of which the new species is a member, and other ancient relatives of mammals. — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2018

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin dicynodont- (taken as stem of Dicynodon, genus name), from di- di- + Greek kyn- (stem of kyṓn "dog") + -odont- -odont; so named from the two canine-like tusks in the upper jaw — more at hound entry 1

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dicynodont

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