‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a spear + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth. ] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct Cretaceous fishes; -- so named from their spear-shaped teeth. They were allied to the pike (Esox). [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To convert (a text, data) into a series of secret symbols by means of a code{ 5 }; to encrypt. Syn. -- encrypt, code, encipher, cipher, cypher, inscribe, write in code. [ PJC ]