'Phocodontia' definitions:

Definition of 'Phocodontia'

From: GCIDE
  • Phocodontia \Pho`co*don"ti*a\ (f[=o]`k[-o]*d[o^]n"sh[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fw`kh a seal + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.] (Zool.) A group of extinct carnivorous whales. Their teeth had compressed and serrated crowns. It includes Squalodon and allied genera. [1913 Webster]