chaetodon | (noun) any fish of the genus Chaetodon | - |
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codon | (noun) a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid | - |
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dicamptodon | (noun) salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year | Synonyms: dicamptodontid |
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dimetrodon | (noun) carnivorous dinosaur of the Permian in North America having a crest or dorsal sail | - |
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iguanodon | (noun) massive herbivorous bipedal dinosaur with a long heavy tail; common in Europe and northern Africa; early Cretaceous period | - |
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mastodon | (noun) extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth | Synonyms: mastodont |
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mylodon | (noun) large (bear-sized) extinct edentate mammal of the Pleistocene in South America | - |
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trachodon | (noun) large duck-billed dinosaur of the Cretaceous period | Synonyms: trachodont |
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