"dicynodont" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dicynodonts [plural]
Etymology: From di- + cyno- + -odont. From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”) + κύων (kúōn, “dog”) + ὀδόντος (odóntos, “tooth”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|di|cyno-|odont}} di- + cyno- + -odont, {{der|en|grc|δίς||twice}} Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dicynodont (plural dicynodonts)
  1. A member of the infraorder Dicynodontia of dominant herbivores of the Late Permian, the most successful group of non-mammalian synapsids. Related terms: cynodont Translations (member of the Dicynodontia): dicinodonto [masculine] (Spanish)

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