First Known Use: 1859
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conodont
noun co·no·dont \ˈkō-nə-ˌdänt, ˈkä-\
Definition of CONODONT
: a Paleozoic toothlike fossil that is probably the remains of an extinct eellike marine animal that may be an invertebrate or primitive vertebrate; also : the animal from which conodonts are derived
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Origin of CONODONT
International Scientific Vocabulary con- (from Greek kōnos cone) + -odont
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