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pseudoctenodont

pseudoctenodont adjective: having many short teeth transverse to the hinge margin in groups related to teeth that are longitudinally directed.

Adjective

pseudoctenodont (not comparable)

  1. (marine biology) Having many short teeth transverse to the hinge margin in groups related to teeth that are longitudinally directed.

Origin of pseudoctenodont

From pseudo- + ctenodont.

Questions about pseudoctenodont

What does pseudoctenodont mean?
Pseudoctenodont means having many short teeth transverse to the hinge margin in groups related to teeth that are longitudinally directed.
What part of speech is pseudoctenodont?
Pseudoctenodont is an adjective.

Words near pseudoctenodont in the dictionary

  1. pseudocryptic
  2. pseudocrystal
  3. pseudocrystalline
  4. pseudocrystallographic
  5. pseudocrystals
  6. pseudoctenodont
  7. pseudocubic
  8. pseudocultivated
  9. pseudocultural
  10. pseudocumene
  11. pseudocumenes

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