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dicynodont
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dicynodont [daɪˈsɪnəˌdɒnt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) any of various extinct Triassic mammal-like reptiles having a single pair of tusklike teeth
[from Greek, from di-1 + kuōn dog + -odont]
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Noun1.dicynodont - a kind of therapsid
protomammal, therapsid - probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals
Dicynodontia, division Dicynodontia - a division of Therapsida
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