dicynodont
/ (daɪˈsɪnəˌdɒnt) /
noun
any of various extinct Triassic mammal-like reptiles having a single pair of tusklike teeth
Origin of dicynodont
1C19: from Greek, from di- 1 + kuōn dog + -odont
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How to use dicynodont in a sentence
Where was man in the time of the dicynodont, and when hoary monsters wallowed in the mud?
The Story of an African Farm | (AKA Ralph Iron) Olive Schreinerdicynodont, di-sin′o-dont, n. an extinct reptile, allied to tortoises on one hand and mammals on the other.
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