phocodont

phocodont, a. (n.) Zool.

(ˈfəʊkədɒnt)

[f. Gr. ϕώκη seal + ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth.]

Of or pertaining to the Phocodontia, an extinct sub-order of Cetacea, furnishing connecting links with the Phocidæ or seals. b. n. Any member of the Phocodontia. So phocoˈdontic a. = phocodont a.