Placodontia

plural noun

Plac·​o·​don·​tia

: a suborder of Sauropterygia that is sometimes regarded as a separate order and that comprises armored Triassic reptiles resembling the turtles in many respects see placodus

placodontian

¦⸗⸗¦dänch(ē)ən

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Placodont-, Placodus, genus of reptiles + -ia

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