Anodon :: Anodon (n.) A genus of fresh-water bivalves, having no teeth at the hinge..

Bunodonta :: Bunodonta (n. pl.) Alt. of Bunodont.

Bunodonts :: Bunodonts (n. pl.) A division of the herbivorous mammals including the hogs and hippopotami; -- so called because the teeth are tuberculated.

Clinodome :: Clinodome (n.) See under Dome.

Conodont :: Conodont (n.) A peculiar toothlike fossil of many forms, found especially in carboniferous rocks. Such fossils are supposed by some to be the teeth of marsipobranch fishes, but they are probably the jaws of annelids..

Cyprinodont :: Cyprinodont (n.) One of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows. See Minnow..

Dicynodont :: Dicynodont (n.) One of a group of extinct reptiles having the jaws armed with a horny beak, as in turtles, and in the genus Dicynodon, supporting also a pair of powerful tusks. Their remains are found in triassic strata of South Africa and India..

Epanodos :: Epanodos (n.) A figure of speech in which the parts of a sentence or clause are repeated in inverse orde.

Gymnodont :: Gymnodont (n.) One of a group of plectognath fishes (Gymnodontes), having the teeth and jaws consolidated into one or two bony plates, on each jaw, as the diodonts and tetradonts. See Bur fish, Globefish, Diodon..

Iguanodon :: Iguanodon (n.) A genus of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having a birdlike pelvis and large hind legs with three-toed feet capable of supporting the entire body. Its teeth resemble those of the iguana, whence its name. Several species are known, mostly from the Wealden of England and Europe. See Illustration in Appendix..

Iguanodont :: Iguanodont (a.) Like or pertaining to the genus Iguanodon.

Inodorate :: Inodorate (a.) Inodorous.

Inodorous :: Inodorous (a.) Emitting no odor; wthout smell; scentless; odorless.

Multinodous :: Multinodous (a.) Same as Multinodate.

Nodosarine :: Nodosarine (a.) Resembling in form or structure a foraminiferous shell of the genus Nodosaria.

Nodosarine :: Nodosarine (n.) A foraminifer of the genus Nodosaria or of an allied genus.

Nodose :: Nodose (a.) Knotty; having numerous or conspicuous nodes.

Nodose :: Nodose (a.) Having nodes or prominences; having the alternate joints enlarged, as the antennae of certain insects..

Nodosity :: Nodosity (n.) The quality of being knotty or nodose; resemblance to a node or swelling; knottiness.

Nodosity :: Nodosity (n.) A knot; a node.

Nodosous :: Nodosous (a.) Alt. of Nodou.

Nodous :: Nodous (a.) Nodose; knotty; knotted.

Pteranodon :: Pteranodon (n.) A genus of American Cretaceous pterodactyls destitute of teeth. Several species are known, some of which had an expanse of wings of twenty feet or more..

Pteranodontia :: Pteranodontia (n. pl.) A group of pterodactyls destitute of teeth, as in the genus Pteranodon..

Pycnodont :: Pycnodont (n.) Any fossil fish belonging to the Pycnodontini. They have numerous round, flat teeth, adapted for crushing..

Pycnodontini :: Pycnodontini (n. pl.) An extinct order of ganoid fishes. They had a compressed body, covered with dermal ribs (pleurolepida) and with enameled rhomboidal scales..

Solenodon :: Solenodon (n.) Either one of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species (Solendon paradoxus), native of St. Domingo, is called also agouta; the other (S. Cubanus), found in Cuba, is called almique..

Sphenodon :: Sphenodon (n.) Same as Hatteria.

Xenodochium :: Xenodochium (n.) A house for the reception of strangers.

Xenodochium :: Xenodochium (n.) In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims, and for the relief of paupers. [Called also Xenodocheion.].

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