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selenodont

selenodont adjective: describing molar teeth that have crescent-shaped ridges on the crown.

Adjective

selenodont (not comparable)

  1. Describing molar teeth that have crescent-shaped ridges on the crown.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Selenodonta.

Noun

selenodont (plural selenodonts)

  1. Any animal having such teeth.
  2. Any member of the Selenodonta.

selenodont meaning in Tamil

selenodont in Tamil

பிறைமுகட்டுப் பல்லுடைய

Forms of selenodont

pluralselenodonts

Origin of selenodont

From selen- + -odont.

Questions about selenodont

What does selenodont mean?
Selenodont means describing molar teeth that have crescent-shaped ridges on the crown.
What is selenodont in Tamil?
Selenodont in Tamil is பிறைமுகட்டுப் பல்லுடைய. See Selenodont meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is selenodont?
Selenodont can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near selenodont in the dictionary

  1. selenocystine
  2. selenodesy
  3. selenodetic
  4. selenodiglutathione
  5. selenodisulfide
  6. selenodont
  7. selenodonts
  8. selenodonty
  9. selenoenzyme
  10. selenoenzymes
  11. selenoester

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Adapted from Wiktionary: selenodont (page history and authors); selenodont (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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