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dimorphodon

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary
US /daɪˈmɔrfəˌdɑn/ UK /daɪˈmɔːfəˌdɒn/
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1 noun · an extinct long-tailed... dimorphodontid
Word family
Related forms pterosaurpterodactyl

Etymology

From New Latin Dimorphodon, the genus name, formed from Greek di- ("two"), morphē ("form, shape"), and odōn ("tooth"). The name refers to the animal's two distinctly shaped types of teeth.

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