Pycnodonti

plural noun

Pyc·​no·​don·​ti

ˌpiknəˈdän‧ˌtī

in some classifications

: an order or other group coextensive with the family Pycnodontidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Pycnodont-, Pycnodus

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