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selenodont

[ si-lee-nuh-dont ]

adjective

  1. having molar teeth with crowns formed of crescent-shaped cusps.


selenodont

/ sɪˈliːnəˌdɒnt /

adjective

  1. (of the teeth of certain mammals) having crescent-shaped ridges on the crowns, as in deer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a mammal with selenodont teeth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • se·leno·donty noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of selenodont1

First recorded in 1880–85; selen(o)- + -odont
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Word History and Origins

Origin of selenodont1

C19: from seleno- (moon-shaped) + -odont
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Example Sentences

In the Pigs and their allies the crowns are bunodont, while in the more highly specialised Ruminants the crowns are selenodont.

It has, however, been shown that selenodont teeth always pass through an embryonic bunodont stage.

They have teeth which are not quite bunodont and not quite selenodont.

These teeth have been termed buno-selenodont or buno-lophodont.

While the molars have the selenodont character of other Pecora, the premolars are more adapted for cutting, with sharp edges.

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