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loxodont

American

[lok-suh-dont] / ˈlɒk səˌdɒnt /

adjective

having molar teeth with shallow depressions between the ridges.

noun

a loxodont animal; an elephant.

Etymology

Origin of loxodont

< Greek lox ( ós ) slanting, oblique + -odont

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