thecodont

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Having the teeth enclosed in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.
2. noun Any of the Thecodontia (a former group of archosaurs).

Similar words

thecodont reptile tubulidentate isodont odontognathous secodont dentiferous omalodontiform bunoselenodont anodont opisthognathous

Often followed by

reptiles saurians ancestors reptile condition

Word family

thecodonts