Pycnodont

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pycnodont \Pyc"no*dont\, n. [Gr. ? thick, crowded + ?, ?, a
     tooth.] (Paleon.)
     Any fossil fish belonging to the Pycnodontini. They have
     numerous round, flat teeth, adapted for crushing.
     [1913 Webster]