Its name was taken from Greek θρῖναξ "trident, three-pronged fork" and ὀδούϛ ὀδόντ- "tooth", but with a Greek language error: *"Thrinacodon" would have been the grammatically correct form.
Θριναξόδους (στον Πάπυρο), με μεταφορά του λάθους. Θρινακόδους, αν θες να κάνεις την έξυπνη.