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labyrinthodont

lab·y·rin·tho·dont
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lab-uh-rin-thuh-dont]
    • /ˌlæb əˈrɪn θəˌdɒnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lab-uh-rin-thuh-dont]
    • /ˌlæb əˈrɪn θəˌdɒnt/

Definitions of labyrinthodont word

  • noun labyrinthodont any member of several orders of small to large lizardlike terrestrial and freshwater amphibians, some ancestral to land vertebrates, forming the extinct subclass Labyrinthodonta that flourished from the Devonian through the Triassic periods, characterized by a solid, flattened skull and conical teeth. 1
  • adjective labyrinthodont having teeth with complexly infolded enamel surfaces. 1
  • adjective labyrinthodont belonging to or pertaining to the Labyrinthodonta. 1
  • noun labyrinthodont (of teeth) having the enamel deeply folded to form a labyrinthine structure. 1
  • noun labyrinthodont any primitive amphibian of the order Labyrinthodontia, of late Devonian to Triassic times, having teeth with much-folded dentine 0
  • noun labyrinthodont Any extinct amphibian of the subclass Labyrinthodontia. 0
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Origin of labyrinthodont

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < New Latin Labyrinthodonta, equivalent to Greek labýrinth(os) labyrinth + -odonta, neuter plural of -odontos -odont

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labyrinthodont popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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