brachyodont

/ (ˈbrækɪəˌdɒnt) /

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adjective

(of mammals, such as humans) having teeth with short crowns

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Words nearby brachyodont

brachylogy, brachymelia, brachymesophalangia, brachymetacarpia, brachymetatarsia, brachyodont, brachypellic pelvis, brachyphalangia, brachypterous, brachystomatous, brachysyndactyly

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How to use brachyodont in a sentence

Dental formula quite complete; the molars brachyodont and bunodont.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
Its principal difference from the other genera of Flying Squirrels is that the molars are hypselodont instead of brachyodont.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard