thecodont

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

thecodont
    n 1: presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and
         crocodiles and birds [syn: {thecodont}, {thecodont
         reptile}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Thecodont \The"co*dont\, n. (Paleon.)
   One of the Thecodontia.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Thecodont \The"co*dont\, a. [Gr. ? a case + ?, ?, a tooth.]
   1. (Anat.) Having the teeth inserted in sockets in the
      alveoli of the jaws.
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   2. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the thecodonts.
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