Thecodontia

plural noun

The·​co·​don·​tia

ˌthēkəˈdänchə

: an order or Reptilia comprising various generalized diapsid Triassic forms presumably on the common ancestral line of the dinosaurs, crocodiles, and birds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from thec- + -odontia

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