tri·con·odon·ta \(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdäntə\noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin Triconodont-, Triconodon : an order of Jurassic primitive mammals that are of uncertain relationships and prob. not on the direct ancestral line of higher mammals — see triconodon