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brachyodont

British  
/ ˈbrækɪəˌdɒnt /

adjective

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

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Further, there is the modification of the latter from a short-crowned, or brachyodont type, to one in which the columns are tall, constituting the hypsodont, or hypsiselenodont, type.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

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