dicynodont

/ daɪˈsɪnəˌdɒnt /

noun

1. any of various extinct Triassic mammal-like reptiles having a single pair of tusklike teeth

Word History and Origins

Origin of dicynodont¹

C19: from Greek, from di- ¹+ kuōn dog + -odont

Example Sentences

Where was man in the time of the dicynodont, and when hoary monsters wallowed in the mud?

From Project Gutenberg

Dicynodont, di-sin′o-dont, n. an extinct reptile, allied to tortoises on one hand and mammals on the other.

From Project Gutenberg