- scolecodont
- sco·le·co·dont
English syllables. 2014.
scolecodont
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scolecodont — skōˈlēkəˌdänt noun ( s) Etymology: scolec + Greek odont , odōn tooth more at tooth : a fossil worm jaw … Useful english dictionary
Scolecodonts — A scolecodont is the jaw of a polychaete annelid, a common type of fossil producing segmented worm useful in invertebrate paleontology. Scolecodonts are common and diverse microfossils, which range from the Cambrian period (around half a billion… … Wikipedia
