Microconodon

noun

Mi·​cro·​con·​o·​don

: a genus of small American Triassic reptiles (order Ictidosauria) long believed to be one of the most ancient mammals

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from micr- + con- entry 2 + -odon

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