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mesodont

American

[mez-uh-dont, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] / ˈmɛz əˌdɒnt, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə- /

Also mesodontic

adjective

having medium-sized teeth.

Etymology

Origin of mesodont

First recorded in 1880–85; mes- + -odont

Example Sentences

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Teleodont: applied to those forms of male Lucanids bearing the largest mandibles: see mesodont, amphiodont, priodont.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Priodont: applied to those forms of male Lucanids that have the smallest mandibles: see teleodont, mesodont, amphiodont.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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