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sigmodont

sigmodont noun: any of the Sigmodontinae subfamily of rodents, including New World rats and mice.

Noun

sigmodont (plural sigmodonts)

  1. Any of the Sigmodontinae subfamily of rodents, including New World rats and mice.

Forms of sigmodont

pluralsigmodonts

Origin of sigmodont

Ancient Greek σῖγμα (sîgma) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”). So called from the form of the ridges of enamel on the crowns of the worn molars.

Questions about sigmodont

What does sigmodont mean?
Sigmodont means any of the Sigmodontinae subfamily of rodents, including New World rats and mice.
What part of speech is sigmodont?
Sigmodont is a noun.
What is the plural of sigmodont?
The plural of sigmodont is sigmodonts.

Words near sigmodont in the dictionary

  1. sigmaviruses
  2. SIGMET
  3. SIGMETs
  4. sigmn.
  5. sigmodal
  6. sigmodont
  7. sigmodontine
  8. sigmodontines
  9. sigmodonts
  10. sigmoid
  11. sigmoid colon

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