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edaphodont, a. Palæont.|ˈɛdəfəʊdɒnt|
[ad. mod.L. edaphodus (-odont-), f. Gr. ἔδαϕος floor + ὀδούς, ὀδόντ-ος tooth; the name was given by Buckland on account of the shape of the teeth.]
A fish of the fossil genus Edaphodus, remains of which are found in deposits ranging from the Cretaceous to the Eocene.
1854Owen in Circ. Sc. (c 1865) II. 97/1 The cylindrical dental masses of the..edaphodont fishes. |