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Definition of Cynodont
1. Noun. Small carnivorous reptiles.
Definition of Cynodont
1. Noun. (zoology) Any of several small carnivorous reptiles closely related to the mammals ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Cynodont
1. 1. A canine tooth. 2. A tooth having one cusp or point. Origin: G. Kyon, dog, + odous (odont-), tooth (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cynodont
Literary usage of Cynodont
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Organic Evolution: A Text Book by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"These cynodont reptiles Williston would include under the order Therapsida
according to his definition, although the former name is not specifically ..."
2. The Origin and Evolution of the Human Dentition by William King Gregory (1922)
"This argument is by no means conclusive, because the reptilian dentary consists
also of only a single piece; and the cynodont dentary ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"It will be interesting to learn just how varied the therapsids from Coalsack
Bluff may be, and how many of them may be of cynodont relationships. ..."
4. Vertebrate Zoölogy by Horatio Hackett Newman (1920)
"These and many minor features of the skull and limb skel- Fia. 173.—Skull of
cynodont reptile, etons were modified in & mam- ..."
5. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1915)
"... but not closely related to the marsupials, and represents an archaic specialization
with many primitive characters Inherited from the cynodont reptiles. ..."
6. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1906)
"these beds there is a very rich fauna, of which the most characteristic forms
are the extremely mammal-like cynodont reptiles, ..."
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