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Word: Conodont
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from modern Latin Conodonta (plural), from Greek kōnos ‘cone’ + odous, odont- ‘tooth’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkəʊnədɒnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a fossil marine animal of the Cambrian to Triassic periods, having a long wormlike body, numerous small teeth, and a pair of eyes. It is now believed to be the earliest vertebrate.
Short Definition:fossil marine animal with long wormlike body
Variant Forms:
- conodont animal
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