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opisthodont

opisthodont adjective: having back teeth only.

opisthodont: having back teeth only
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Adjective

opisthodont (not comparable)

  1. Having back teeth only.
  2. Of teeth, pointing backwards.

Noun

opisthodont (plural opisthodonts)

  1. A reptile from the genus Opisthodontia

Forms of opisthodont

pluralopisthodonts

Origin of opisthodont

From opisth- + -odont.

Questions about opisthodont

What does opisthodont mean?
Opisthodont means having back teeth only.
What part of speech is opisthodont?
Opisthodont can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near opisthodont in the dictionary

  1. opisthodelphic
  2. opisthodome
  3. opisthodomes
  4. opisthodomoi
  5. opisthodomos
  6. opisthodont
  7. opisthodontian
  8. opisthodontians
  9. opisthodonts
  10. opisthogastric
  11. opisthoglyph

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