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Saurodontidae

plural noun
Sau·​ro·​don·​ti·​dae

Definition of Saurodontidae

: a family of extinct Cretaceous clupeoid fishes with powerful jaws and a single row of compressed knifelike teeth

History and Etymology for Saurodontidae

New Latin, from Saurodont-, Saurodon, type genus (from saur- + -odon) + -idae

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