Noun: thecodont 'thee-ku,dónt
- Extinct archosaur reptile, presumed to be in the ancestral line of dinosaurs, crocodiles, and birds
"Thecodonts show early features that would later evolve into characteristics of dinosaurs and birds";
- thecodont reptile
Derived forms: thecodonts
Type of: archosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian reptile
Part of: order Thecodontia, Thecodontia
Encyclopedia: Thecodont