brachyodont

/ (ˈbrækɪəˌdɒnt) /

adjective

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

Nearby words

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

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Examples from the Web for brachyodont

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