conodont

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”) +‎ -odont.

Noun

conodont (plural conodonts)

  1. Any of several extinct fishlike chordates that had conelike teeth.
    • 2018, Mark Carnall, The Guardian, 2 May:
      The appearance of tiny teeth elements of an eel-like jawless animal called a conodont, specifically Hindeodus parvus, is the technical herald of the age of the dinosaurs according to the ICS.
  2. A microfossil tooth of such an animal
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