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stephanodonty

stephanodonty noun: the presence of a pattern of longitudinal crests on the molars, typical of murine rodents.

Noun

stephanodonty (uncountable)

  1. The presence of a pattern of longitudinal crests on the molars, typical of murine rodents

Origin of stephanodonty

From stephano- + -odont + -y.

Questions about stephanodonty

What does stephanodonty mean?
Stephanodonty means the presence of a pattern of longitudinal crests on the molars, typical of murine rodents.
What part of speech is stephanodonty?
Stephanodonty is a noun.

Words near stephanodonty in the dictionary

  1. stephanocircid
  2. stephanocircids
  3. stephanocolpate
  4. stephanocolporate
  5. stephanocytic
  6. stephanodonty
  7. stephanofilariasis
  8. stephanokont
  9. stephanokontan
  10. stephanokonts
  11. Stephanonian

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