conodont | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology) tiny fossil cone-shaped tooth of the most primitive vertebrate: the conodont | |
Related terms: | tooth | |
2. | [ noun ] (zoology) small (2 in) extinct eellike fish with a finned tail and a notochord and having cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone; late Cambrian to late Triassic; possible predecessor of the cyclostomes | |
Related terms: | jawless_vertebrate Conodonta | |
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Conodonta Condon count_down cynodont count_on comedown Cynodontia countdown condom Cynodon condone condonation |