Conodont Definition
kōnə-dŏnt, kŏnə-
noun
Any of various small marine chordates of the group Conodonta of the Paleozoic Era and the Triassic Period, preserved primarily in the form of their conelike teeth.
American Heritage
A very small fossil of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras, prob. a tooth from an extinct, eel-like vertebrate.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Conodont
Noun
Singular:
conodont
Plural:
conodontsOrigin of Conodont
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Greek kōnos cone kō- in Indo-European roots –odont
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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