Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conodont

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: con-odont
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several extinct fish-like chordates having cone-like teeth.

noun

A microfossil tooth of such an animal.

Example Sentences

"Remains of conodonts, which may be invertebrates or primitive vertebrates, have also become known from the tuffites and bituminous slates of Monte San Giorgio, which became famous for their fish and marine reptile remains."
"The appearance of tiny teeth elements of an eel-like jawless animal called a conodont, specifically Hindeodus parvus, is the technical herald of the age of the dinosaurs according to the ICS."
"The beginning and the end of the Permian are both defined by the first appearances of particular conodont species."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”) + -odont.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κῶνος
Suffix: odont

Inflected Forms

conodonts (plural)

Questions

What does conodont mean?: Any of several extinct fish-like chordates having cone-like teeth.
Where does conodont come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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