Conodont Definition

kōnə-dŏnt, kŏnə-
noun
Any of various small marine chordates of the group Conodonta of the Paleozoic Era and the Triassic Period, preserved primarily in the form of their conelike teeth.
American Heritage
A very small fossil of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras, prob. a tooth from an extinct, eel-like vertebrate.
Webster's New World

Any of several extinct fishlike chordates that had conelike teeth.

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Other Word Forms of Conodont

Noun

Singular:
conodont
Plural:
conodonts

Origin of Conodont

  • Greek kōnos cone kō- in Indo-European roots –odont

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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