gymnodont

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noun

One of a former family of plectognath fishes (Gymnodontes), having the teeth and jaws consolidated into one or two bony plates on each jaw.

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Meanings

noungymnodont (plural gymnodonts)

plural gymnodonts

  1. obsoletebiologyOne of a former family of plectognath fishes (Gymnodontes), having the teeth and jaws consolidated into one or two bony plates on each jaw.

Origin

From gymno- + -odont.

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APA

gymnodont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gymnodont

MLA

“gymnodont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gymnodont. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gymnodont,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gymnodont.

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