hypsodont

English

Etymology

hypso- + -odont

Adjective

hypsodont (not comparable)

  1. (dentistry) Describing teeth that have large crowns (characteristic of herbivores)

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Noun

hypsodont (plural hypsodonts)

  1. Any organism whose teeth have large crowns.
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