noun
extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum
• Syn: ↑Conodonta, ↑order Conodonta, ↑order Conodontophorida
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Agnatha, ↑superclass Agnatha
• Member Meronyms: ↑conodont
Useful english dictionary. 2012.