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LABYRINTHODONT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does labyrinthodont mean?
• LABYRINTHODONT (noun)
The noun LABYRINTHODONT has 1 sense:
1. an amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia
Familiarity information: LABYRINTHODONT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("labyrinthodont" is a kind of...):
amphibian (cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form)
Holonyms ("labyrinthodont" is a member of...):
Labyrinthodonta; Labyrinthodontia; superorder Labyrinthodonta; superorder Labyrinthodontia (extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic)
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