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Meaning of "dicynodont" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DICYNODONT

From Greek, from di-1 + kuōn dog + -odont.

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PRONUNCIATION OF DICYNODONT

daɪˈsɪnəˌdɒnt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DICYNODONT

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Dicynodont is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DICYNODONT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dicynodont

Dicynodontia is a taxon of anomodont therapsids or mammal-like reptiles with beginnings in the mid-Permian, which were dominant in the Late Permian and continued throughout the Triassic, with a few possibly surviving into the Early Cretaceous. Dicynodonts were small to large herbivorous animals with two tusks, hence their name, which means 'two dog tooth'. They are also the most successful and diverse of the non-mammalian therapsids, with over 70 genera known, varying from rat- to ox-sized.

Definition of dicynodont in the English dictionary

The definition of dicynodont in the dictionary is any of various extinct Triassic mammal-like reptiles having a single pair of tusklike teeth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DICYNODONT

acrodont · bunodont · creodont · cynodont · cyprinodont · glyptodont · heterodont · homodont · labyrinthodont · lophodont · machairodont · macrodont · mastodont · oreodont · secodont · selenodont · sphenodont · stegodont · thecodont · zeuglodont

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DICYNODONT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DICYNODONT

conodont · diphyodont · diprotodont · isodont · microdont · monodont · monophyodont · pleurodont · polyphyodont · polyprotodont · rhynchodont · zalambdodont · zygodont

Synonyms and antonyms of dicynodont in the English dictionary of synonyms

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DICYNODONT»

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Herpetological Osteopathology: Annotated Bibliography of ...
Unpaired, median bone, “Praeparietale” (= suture or Wormian bone comparable to fontanell bones in humans), between parietals and frontals in dicynodont therapsids (mammal-like reptiles), Lystrosaurus, Diictodon, Galepus, Gordonia and ...
Bruce M. Rothschild, Hans-Peter Schultze, Rodrigo Pellegrini, 2012
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Dicynodonts: Lystrosaurus, Dicynodont, Diictodon, Placerias, ...
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LLC Books, 2010
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Forerunners of Mammals: Radiation • Histology • Biology
Dicynodont. Growth. Dynamics. and. Lifestyle. Adaptations. Sanghamitra Ray, Jennifer Botha-Brink, and Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan Dicynodontia, a clade ofnon -mammalian therapsid, diversified into numerous genera and species during the  ...
Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan, 2011
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Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Ecosystems in SE Asia
dicynodont. fauna. from. Laos. BERNARD BATTAIL Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Departement Histoire de la Terre, USM 0203 — UMR, 5l43 du CNRS Paleobiodiversite et Paleoenvironnements, C.P. 38, 57 rue Cuvier, 7523l Paris ...
Eric Buffetaut, 2009
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Triassic Life on Land: The Great Transition
The cranial anatomy of the dicynodont genus, Lystrosaurus. Annals of the South African Museum 56:35-54- Colbert, E. H. 1946. Hypsognathus, a Triassic reptile from New Jersey. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 86:225-274  ...
Hans-Dieter Sues, Nicholas C. Fraser, 2013
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New Aspects of Mesozoic Biodiversity
Chapter. 5. Bone. Histology. of. a. Kannemeyeriid. Dicynodont. Wadiasaurus: Palaeobiological. Implications. Sanghamitra Ray, Saswati Bandyopadhyay, and Ravi Appana. 5.1. Introduction. Dicynodonts formed a major component of the ...
Saswati Bandyopadhyay, 2010
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Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems, Second Edition
184 Female left and male right, with tusks skulls of the dicynodont Diictodon SAM . Skulls are about 110 mm c. 4.3 in long. 184 therapsid fossils in the world, and a Gondwanan origin for several therapsid groups is possible, although new ...
Paul Selden, John Nudds, 2012
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Vertebrate Palaeontology
BOX 5.4 DICYNODONT DIETS In the Late Permian, dicynodonts such as Pristerodon made up 80–90% of species in typical faunas (Benton, 1983a). Often , five orsix dicynodont species of different sizes were present in afauna, and they were ...
Michael J. Benton, 2009
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History of Life
Dicynodont jaws varied a lot, presumably because of their diet. There were dicynodonts with cropping jaws and with crushing jaws (perhaps for large seeds), and many browsers and grazers. Some dicynodonts were specialized for grubbing ...
Richard Cowen, 2013
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The Triassic Timescale
Capitosauroides and several dicynodont-related or mammal-like forms. They are dominant in some footprint assemblages. From the temporal distribution pattern we recognize five distinct tetrapod-footprint-based biochrons likened to the ...
Spencer G. Lucas, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DICYNODONT»

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Why South Africa's Karoo is a palaeontological wonderland
He described helical burrows, which he attributed to a small species of dicynodont (two-dog tooth) therapsid called Diictodon. In the fossil ... «The Conversation US, Jun 15»
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In praise of palaeontology
But for its significance, and the extrapolation about early reptile dinosaur lifestyles and habits that it made possible, it's the fossilised dicynodont ... «Grocott's Mail Online, Apr 15»
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Tracing large tetrapod burrows from the Permian of Nei Mongol, China
Possible excavators of the burrows, based on the fossils known from the Naobaogou Formation, include dicynodont, captorhnid, and ... «Phys.Org, Dec 13»
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New Fossilized Vertebrate a First for Mozambique
The fossil specimen is a type of dicynodont, mammal-like reptiles that were dominant in the Late Permian era on into the Triassic period. «Nature World News, Dec 13»
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Niassodon mfumukasi: Fossil of New Mammal-Like Reptile Found in …
Paleontologists have discovered a new genus and species of dicynodont that lived in what is now modern Mozambique during the Late ... «Sci-News.com, Dec 13»
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Prehistoric 'Toilet' Unearthed In Argentina Linked To Homely …
Dinodontosaurus turpior, a big dicynodont or mammal-like reptile from Middle Triassic of South America and (possibly) Germany. Communal ... «Huffington Post, Dec 13»
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Why would we evolve to poop in the same place as our friends?
With these lines of evidence, the team figured that the latrines belonged to a species of dicynodont, which is a group of four-legged, large-bodied, mammal-like ... «io9, Nov 13»
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The confusing diplospondylous tupilakosaurids
... from South Africa but (as revealed by A. R. Milner's hand-written notes on a reprint I own) these turned out to be dicynodont remains. «Scientific American, Apr 13»
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Giant Jurassic fleas may have fed on feathered dinosaurs
Fossils of dicynodont discovered on every continent. 20 Dec 2011. Fossil of giant dinosaur found. 20 Dec 2011. 'Dinosaurs lived underwater'. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 12»
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Dinosaurs were caring mothers, new discovery finds
Fossils of dicynodont discovered on every continent. 20 Dec 2011. New dinosaur species discovered. 06 Dec 2011. "Even though the fossil ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 12»
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