thecodont
1 of 2adjective
the·co·dont ˈthē-kə-ˌdänt 
: having the teeth inserted in sockets
thecodont
2 of 2noun
: any of an order (Thecodontia) of Triassic diapsid thecodont reptiles that were presumably on the common ancestral line of the dinosaurs, birds, and crocodiles
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
International Scientific Vocabulary thec- (from New Latin theca) + -odont
First Known Use
Adjective
1840, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1840, in the meaning defined above
- fricassee
- fricasseed
- fricasseeing
- fricassees
- fricassée
- frication
- fricative
- fricatives
- fricatrice
- fricht
- frichtsome
- Frick
- fricking
- friction
- friction bearing
- friction board
- friction brake
- friction breccia
- friction calender
- friction clamp
- friction clutch
- friction composition
- friction crack
- friction drive
- friction gear