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 conodont conodont /ˈkoʊnodɒnt/

noun

  1. Small (2 inches long) extinct eellike fish with a finned tail and a notochord and having cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone; late Cambrian to late Triassic; possible predecessor of the cyclostomes  ( conodont )
    small (2 inches long) extinct eellike fish with a finned tail and a notochord and having cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone; late Cambrian to late Triassic; possible predecessor of the cyclostomes
     Paleontologists often study conodonts to understand ancient marine life.
    Paleontologists often study conodonts to understand ancient marine life.
  2. The tiny fossil cone-shaped tooth of a primitive vertebrate of order Conodonta  ( conodont )
    the tiny fossil cone-shaped tooth of a primitive vertebrate of order Conodonta


 spear spear /ˈspɪr/

noun

  1. () A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon  ( shaft , spear , lance )
    a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
     Knights in the medieval tournament would often joust using a lance.
    Knights in the medieval tournament would often joust using a lance.
  2. An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish  ( fishgig , fizgig , gig , lance , spear )
    an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

verb

  1. () Pierce with a spear  ( spear )
    pierce with a spear
     Spear fish
    spear fish
  2. Thrust up like a spear  ( spear , spear up )
    thrust up like a spear
     The branch speared up into the air
    The branch speared up into the air


 6 6 /sɪks/

adjective

  1. () Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units  ( half-dozen , vi , half dozen , 6 , six )
    denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
      There were six people at the dinner table.
    There were six people at the dinner table.

noun

  1. () The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one  ( Captain Hicks , hexad , sestet , half a dozen , sextet , sextuplet , sise , sixer , VI , 6 , six )
    the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
     There are six students in the class
    There are six students in the class


 Otho Otho /ˈoʊθoʊ/

noun

  1. French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)  ( Odo , Odo of Lagery , Otho , Otho of Lagery , Urban II , Pope Urban II )
    French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)