Thē'co-dōnt1, n.
n. [From Gr. θήκη, a case, and ὀδούς, ὀδόντος, a tooth.] (Palæon.) An extinct saurian, having the teeth implanted in sockets. R. Owen.
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n. [From Gr. θήκη, a case, and ὀδούς, ὀδόντος, a tooth.] (Palæon.) An extinct saurian, having the teeth implanted in sockets. R. Owen.
a. (Zoöl.) (a.) Having the teeth inserted in a bony socket. (b.) Of, or pertaining to, the thecodonts.