tritylodontoid

tritylodontoid, a. and n. Palæont.

(ˌtraɪtɪləʊˈdɒntɔɪd)

[f. mod.L. Tritylodōn, -ont- (f. Gr. τρι- tri- + τύλος knob + ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth) + -oid.]

a. adj. Resembling the genus Tritylodon, or belonging to the family Tritylodontidæ, of extinct monotreme mammals, found in the Triassic and Jurassic formations, and characterized by tritubercular molar teeth. b. n. A member of this family.

In recent Dicts.