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conodont

co·no·dont

uncommon

noun

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small (2 in) extinct eellike fish with a finned tail and a notochord and having cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone; late Cambrian to late Triassic; possible predecessor of the cyclostomes

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From Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”) + -odont.

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