Mecodonta

plural noun

Me·​co·​don·​ta

in some classifications

: a primary division of Caudata comprising salamanders having the palatal teeth inserted on the inner margin of the palatine processes in posteriorly diverging longitudinal rows

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from mec- + -odonta

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