subthecodont

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adjective

Located in shallow sockets

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Meanings

adjectivesubthecodont (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyLocated in shallow sockets

    Tooth implantation is subthecodont as μCT images show that the teeth sit in shallow sockets (but see below).

    2015 September 10, “Anatomy of the Enigmatic Reptile Elachistosuchus huenei Janensch, 1949 (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Upper Triassic of Germany and Its Relevance for the Origin of Sauria”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From sub- + thecodont.

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APA

subthecodont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subthecodont

MLA

“subthecodont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subthecodont. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subthecodont,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subthecodont.

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