cynodont

English

a very early cynodont (Charassognathus)

Etymology

cyno- +‎ -odont, from Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”) and ὀδόντος (odóntos), genitive singular of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth, tusk”).

Noun

cynodont (plural cynodonts)

(zoology) Any of several small carnivorous synapsids in the clade Cynodontia, ancestral to mammals and extinct close relatives.

Translations

zoology

Finnish: kynodontti
Italian: cinodonto m

Malay: kinodon

Further reading

cynodont on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cynodontia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cynodontia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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