triconodon

noun

tri·​con·​odon

trīˈkänəˌdän

1

capitalized : a genus of small generalized Jurassic mammals that have teeth with three simple cones and are associated with Marsupialia or Multituberculata or more usually placed with a few related forms in the order Triconodonta

2

plural -s : any mammal or fossil of the genus Triconodon

triconodontine

¦⸗ˌ⸗⸗¦dän‧ˌtīn

-n‧ˌtēn

-ntᵊn

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tri- + con- + -odon

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