Synonyms of conodont

Noun

1. conodont, tooth

usage: the tiny fossil cone-shaped tooth of a primitive vertebrate of order Conodonta

2. conodont, jawless vertebrate, jawless fish, agnathan

usage: small (2 inches long) extinct eellike fish with a finned tail and a notochord and having cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone; late Cambrian to late Triassic; possible predecessor of the cyclostomes

See also: conodont (Dictionary)