bunodont

American  

[byoo-nuh-dont] / ˈbyu nəˌdɒnt /

adjective

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

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bunodont British  

/ ˈbjuːnəˌdɒnt /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of bunodont

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

Example Sentences

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.

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

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

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

It commenced existence as a "pentadactyle plantigrade bunodont."

From The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) by Tyrrell, George

"The coalescence of the toes is the fundamental fact in the progress … by which the primitive bunodont was converted into the modern horse."

From The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) by Tyrrell, George

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.

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