“conodont”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

conodont

释义

conodont Palæont.|ˈkəʊnəʊdɒnt|
[mod. f. Gr. κῶνος cone + ὀδοντ- tooth.]
A small conical toothlike glistening body, found in Silurian and other ancient strata, and at first supposed to be a tooth of a cyclostomous fish; now more generally considered to be the remains of some invertebrate animal.
1859Owen in Encycl. Brit. XVII. 116/1 The writer finds no form of spine, denticle, or hooklet in any Echinoderm to match the Conodonts; and concludes that they have most analogy with the spines..of naked Molluscs or Annelides.1872Nicholson Palæont. (1879) II. 122 Much difficulty was felt by scientific men in accepting Pander's view that the Conodonts were the teeth of fishes.

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