thecodont reptile

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Noun thecodont reptile has 1 sense

thecodont, thecodont reptile - presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birds
--₁ is a kind of archosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian reptile
--₁ is a member of Thecodontia, order Thecodontia

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thecodont reptile

Definition: Thecodont reptile refers to a group of ancient reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era and possessed skeletal characteristics similar to both reptiles and early dinosaurs. The name "thecodont" means "socket tooth" and it refers to the way their teeth were attached to sockets in their jaws.

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Noun: Thecodont reptiles were dominant during the Triassic period.
Adjective: Paleontologists study the fossilized remains of thecodont reptiles.

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