bunodont

[byoo-nuh-dont]

adjective

1. having molar teeth with crowns in the form of rounded or conical cusps.

bunodont

/ ˈbjuːnəˌdɒnt /

adjective

1. (of the teeth of certain mammals) having cusps that are separate and rounded

Word History and Origins

Origin of bunodont¹

1870–75; < Greek boun ( ós ) hill + -odont

Word History and Origins

Origin of bunodont¹

from Greek bounos hill + _-odont

Example Sentences

Bunodont, bū′nō-dont, adj. having tuberculate molars—opp. to Lophodont.

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In the existing members of the group the cheek-teeth approximate to the bunodont type, although showing signs of being degenerate modifications of the selenodont modification.

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This is the more remarkable seeing that Elotherium may be regarded as a kind of bunodont Anthracotherium.

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Finally, we have in the Pliocene of India the genus Tetraconodon, remarkable for the enormous size attained by the bluntly conical premolars; as the molars are purely bunodont, this genus seems to be a late and specialized survivor of a primitive type.

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It is noteworthy, however, that in some instances there appears to have been a retrograde modification from the selenodont towards the bunodont type, the hippopotamus being a case in point.

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