a. Palæont. [ad. mod.L. edaphodus (-odont-), f. Gr. ἔδαφος floor † ὀδούς, ὀδόντ-ος tooth; the name was given by Buckland on account of the shape of the teeth.]
A fish of the fossil genus Edaphodus, remains of which are found in deposits ranging from the Cretaceous to the Eocene.
1854. Owen, in Circ. Sc. (c. 1865), II. 97/1. The cylindrical dental masses of the … edaphodont fishes.
