the rio dont i a (ti as shi)

pl. [Gr. therion and odous (gen it. odontos ) = a tooth. Named from the mammalian character of the dentition.] Palæont.: An order of Reptilia founded by Owen for the reception of a number of remains from deposits in South Africa of Tria ic or Permian age. The dentition is of the carnivorous type, consisting of incisors, canines, and molars. thër-i-o-mor-phạ, s. pl . [Gr. therion = a wild beast, and morphe =form.] Zool.: Owen's name for the Taille Amphibians Skull of The rio dont. IMG:content-0997.png:[ocr errors] c. Canine teeth. (Frogs and Toads), more generally called Anoura, or Batrachia Salient i a. It is a synonym of Huxley's Batrachia, a name used by Owen to designate the cla Amphibia. theriomorphic thër-i-o-mor'-phic, a. [THERIOMORPH A.] Compar. Relig.: Having the form of an animal. [ZOOLATRY.] "The Egyptian gods, theriomorphic in their earliest shapes."- Nineteenth Century , Sept., 1886, p. 440.