"cynodont" meaning in English

See cynodont in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cynodonts [plural]
Etymology: From cyno- + -odont, from Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”) and ὀδόντος (odóntos), genitive singular of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth, tusk”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|cyno|odont}} cyno- + -odont, {{der|en|grc|κύων||dog}} Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cynodont (plural cynodonts)
  1. (zoology) Any of several small carnivorous synapsids in the clade Cynodontia, ancestral to mammals and extinct close relatives. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Vertebrates Derived forms: eucynodont Translations (zoology): kynodontti (Finnish), cinodonto [masculine] (Italian), kinodon (Malay), цинодо́нт (cinodónt) [masculine] (Russian)

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