dicynodont

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noun

A member of the infraorder Dicynodontia of dominant herbivores of the Late Permian, the most successful group of non-mammalian synapsids.

OriginAncient Greek δίς →
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Meanings

noundicynodont (plural dicynodonts)

plural dicynodonts

  1. A member of the infraorder Dicynodontia of dominant herbivores of the Late Permian, the most successful group of non-mammalian synapsids.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδίς“twice”
  2. Englishdicynodont

From di- + cyno- + -odont. From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”) + κύων (kúōn, “dog”) + ὀδόντος (odóntos, “tooth”).

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Translations

Spanish dicinodonto
  • dicinodontomember of the Dicynodontia

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cynodontid
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APA

dicynodont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dicynodont

MLA

“dicynodont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dicynodont. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dicynodont,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dicynodont.

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