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labyrinthodont

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
labyrinthodont /ˌlabəˈrinTHədänt, ˌlæbəˈrɪnθədɑnt /
▸ adjective Zoology (of teeth) having the enamel deeply folded to form a labyrinthine structure.
▪ relating to a group of large fossil amphibians of the late Devonian to early Triassic periods having labyrinthodont teeth.
▸ noun a labyrinthodont amphibian.
Former subclass Labyrinthodontia: several families, but no longer considered to be a single group.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century : from modern Latin Labyrinthodontia, from Greek laburinthos ‘labyrinth’ + odous, odont- ‘tooth’.