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thecodont [ˈθiːkəˌdɒnt] adj 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of mammals and certain reptiles) having teeth that grow in sockets 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of or relating to teeth of this type n (Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) any extinct reptile of the order Thecodontia, of Triassic times, having teeth set in sockets: they gave rise to the dinosaurs, crocodiles, pterodactyls, and birds [New Latin Thecondontia, from Greek thēkē case + -odont]
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