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zygodont

zygodont adjective: having or relating to molar teeth whose cusps are paired.

Adjective

zygodont (not comparable)

  1. Having or relating to molar teeth whose cusps are paired.

Origin of zygodont

From zygo- + -odont.

Questions about zygodont

What does zygodont mean?
Zygodont means having or relating to molar teeth whose cusps are paired.
What part of speech is zygodont?
Zygodont is an adjective.

Words near zygodont in the dictionary

  1. zygodactylism
  2. zygodactylous
  3. zygodactyls
  4. zygodactyly
  5. zygodactylæ
  6. zygodont
  7. zygofabagine
  8. zygogenesis
  9. zygogenetic
  10. zygoid
  11. zygokrotaphic

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