placodont

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Etymology

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From placo- +‎ -odont, after scientific Latin Placodus (genus name).

Noun

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placodont (plural placodonts)

  1. An extinct marine reptile of the order Placodontia.
    • 2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page 74:
      The dentition of placodonts was very interesting, as they all had large crushing teeth on the palate.