Definition of Thecodont

1. Noun. Presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birds.

Exact synonyms: Thecodont Reptile
Generic synonyms: Archosaur, Archosaurian, Archosaurian Reptile
Group relationships: Order Thecodontia, Thecodontia

Definition of Thecodont

1. a. Having the teeth inserted in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.

2. n. One of the Thecodontia.

Definition of Thecodont

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Medical Definition of Thecodont

1. One of the Thecodontia. 1. Having the teeth inserted in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws. 2. Of or pertaining to the thecodonts. Origin: Gr. A case +, a tooth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thecodont

thecate
theca cells
theca cells of stomach
theca cell tumour
theca cordis
theca externa
theca folliculi
theca interna
theca interna cone
theca lutein cell
theca tendinis
theca vertebralis
thecitis
thecodactyl
thecodont (current term)
thecodont (current term)
thecodontia
Thecodontia
thecodonts
thecodont reptile
thecoma
thecomatosis
thecophora
thecosomata
thecostegnosia
Theden's method
thee
theed
theeing
theek

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