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—selenodonty, n./si lee"neuh dont'/, adj.having molar teeth with crowns formed of crescent-shaped cusps.[1880-85; SELEN(O)- + -ODONT]
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selenodont — SELENODÓNT, Ă I. adj. (despre molarii rumegătoarelor) care prezintă în stadiul adult încreţituri semilunare orientate longitudinal spre suprafaţa coroanei. II. s. n. pl. subordin de mamifere paricopitate rumegătoare: girafa, cămila şi lama. (< … Dicționar Român
selenodont — I. səˈlēnəˌdänt, len adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary selen (I) + odont : of, relating to, characteristic of, or being molar teeth with crescentic ridges on the crown selenodont artiodactyls II … Useful english dictionary
selenodont — Denoting an animal, or humans, having teeth, as the human molars, with longitudinal crescent shaped ridges. [G. selene, moon, + odous (odont ), tooth] * * * se·len·odont sə lē nə .dänt, sə len ə adj of, relating to, characteristic of, or being… … Medical dictionary
selenodont — 1. adjective a) Describing molar teeth that have crescent shaped ridges on the crown b) Of or pertaining to the Selenodonta 2. noun a) Any animal having such teeth b) Any member of the Selenodonta … Wiktionary
selenodont — adj. having molars which end in crescent shaped points … English contemporary dictionary
selenodont — se·len·odont … English syllables
artiodactyl — artiodactylous, adj. /ahr tee oh dak til/, adj. 1. Zool. having an even number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. a hoofed, even toed mammal of the order Artiodactyla, comprising the pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, deer, giraffes, pronghorns,… … Universalium
perissodactyl — perissodactylous, adj. /peuh ris oh dak til/, adj. 1. having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. any mammal of the order Perissodactyla, comprising the odd toed hoofed quadrupeds and including the tapirs, rhinoceroses, and… … Universalium
Amblypoda — is a taxonomic hypothesis uniting a group of extinct, herbivorous mammals. They were considered a suborder of the primitive ungulate mammals, and have since been shown to represent a polyphyletic group.CharacteristicsThe Amblypoda take their name … Wikipedia
Molar (tooth) — Molars A lower wisdom tooth after extraction … Wikipedia
