ANTICODON | • anticodon n. (Genetics) A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon)… • ANTICODON n. a triplet of nucleotide bases in transfer RNA. |
CHAETODON | • chaetodon n. Butterflyfish (of the genus Chaetodon). • Chaetodon prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Chaetodontidae – the butterflyfishes. • CHAETODON n. any fish of the tropical genus Chaetodon, having slender teeth. |
CODON | • codon n. A handbell used for summoning monks. • codon n. The "bell" or flaring mouth of a trumpet. • codon n. (Biochemistry) A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during… |
DIPROTODON | • diprotodon n. Any individual of the extinct marsupial genus Diprotodon, similar to a wombat in appearance but the… • Diprotodon prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Diprotodontidae – an extinct genus of marsupials. • DIPROTODON n. any marsupial of the Diprotodontia, that includes kangaroos, wombats, etc., also DIPROTODONT. |
IGUANODON | • iguanodon n. Any of several large dinosaurs, of the genus Iguanodon, of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. • Iguanodon prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Igunadontidae – ornithopod dinosaur that lived roughly halfway between… • IGUANODON n. a genus of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having a birdlike pelvis and large hind legs. |
MASTODON | • mastodon n. Extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus Mammut that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene… • mastodon n. (Figurative) Anything big or clunky. • Mastodon prop.n. (Social media) A decentralized microblogging platform, part of the Fediverse. |
MEGALODON | • megalodon n. A species of extinct shark that lived during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs. The species’ scientific… • MEGALODON n. an extinct giant shark of the Cenozoic era. |
MYLODON | • mylodon n. (Zoology) Any of the extinct genus Mylodon of giant ground sloths of Patagonia. • MYLODON n. (Greek) an extinct genus of large sloth-like American edentates, also MYLODONT. |
PTERANODON | • pteranodon n. A member of Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which had a bony crest on the back of the head. • PTERANODON n. a toothless flying reptile of the Cretaceous period with a hornlike crest. |
SMILODON | • smilodon n. Any member of the extinct genus Smilodon, the saber-toothed tigers. • Smilodon prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – certain extinct saber-toothed cats. • SMILODON n. an extinct genus of saber-toothed tigers. |
SOLENODON | • solenodon n. Any of the genus Solenodon of small nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals, with a long snout and… • Solenodon prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Solenodontidae – solenodons. • SOLENODON n. either of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. |
SPHENODON | • sphenodon n. The tuatara. • Sphenodon prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Sphenodontidae – the three species of tuatara. • SPHENODON n. a member of the Sphenodont group of lizards, to which the tuatara belongs. |
STEGODON | • stegodon n. (Zoology) Any member of the extinct genus Stegodon, related to modern elephants; a stegodont. • STEGODON n. an extinct mammal with ridged teeth, also STEGODONT. |