Definition of selenodont in English:

selenodont

adjective sɪˈliːnə(ʊ)dɒntsəˈlēnəˌdänt

Zoology

1(of molar teeth) having crescent-shaped ridges on the grinding surfaces, characteristic of ruminant mammals.
〔动〕（反刍动物特有的臼齿）月牙形的，月型齿的
Example sentencesExamples
- Cheek teeth are bunodont in some forms, but more commonly selenodont.
- The molars of macropodids are hypsodont, quadritubercular, and either selenodont or lophodont or a combination of the two forms.
- In selenodont molars, the enamel ridges form characteristic crescent shapes.
- That price is the very absence of the selenodont specializations, the most obvious of which is foregut fermentation.
- Correlated with this diet is the evolution of selenodont molar teeth - teeth with crescent-shaped ridges - for more efficient grinding of plants, as seen in this picture of Eocene artiodactyl teeth.
1. 1.1 (of a ruminant mammal) having selenodont teeth.

Origin

Late 19th century: from seleno- 'moon-shaped' + Greek odous, odont- 'tooth'.

Definition of selenodont in US English:

selenodont

adjectivesəˈlēnəˌdänt

Zoology

1(of molar teeth) having crescent-shaped ridges on the grinding surfaces, characteristic of ruminant mammals.
〔动〕（反刍动物特有的臼齿）月牙形的，月型齿的
Example sentencesExamples
- That price is the very absence of the selenodont specializations, the most obvious of which is foregut fermentation.
- Correlated with this diet is the evolution of selenodont molar teeth - teeth with crescent-shaped ridges - for more efficient grinding of plants, as seen in this picture of Eocene artiodactyl teeth.
- In selenodont molars, the enamel ridges form characteristic crescent shapes.
- The molars of macropodids are hypsodont, quadritubercular, and either selenodont or lophodont or a combination of the two forms.
- Cheek teeth are bunodont in some forms, but more commonly selenodont.
1. 1.1 (of a ruminant mammal) having selenodont teeth.

Origin

Late 19th century: from seleno- ‘moon-shaped’ + Greek odous, odont- ‘tooth’.

词汇	selenodont
释义	Definition of selenodont in English: selenodont adjective sɪˈliːnə(ʊ)dɒntsəˈlēnəˌdänt Zoology 1(of molar teeth) having crescent-shaped ridges on the grinding surfaces, characteristic of ruminant mammals. 〔动〕（反刍动物特有的臼齿）月牙形的，月型齿的 Example sentencesExamples Cheek teeth are bunodont in some forms, but more commonly selenodont. The molars of macropodids are hypsodont, quadritubercular, and either selenodont or lophodont or a combination of the two forms. In selenodont molars, the enamel ridges form characteristic crescent shapes. That price is the very absence of the selenodont specializations, the most obvious of which is foregut fermentation. Correlated with this diet is the evolution of selenodont molar teeth - teeth with crescent-shaped ridges - for more efficient grinding of plants, as seen in this picture of Eocene artiodactyl teeth. 1.1 (of a ruminant mammal) having selenodont teeth. Origin Late 19th century: from seleno- 'moon-shaped' + Greek odous, odont- 'tooth'. Definition of selenodont in US English: selenodont adjectivesəˈlēnəˌdänt Zoology 1(of molar teeth) having crescent-shaped ridges on the grinding surfaces, characteristic of ruminant mammals. 〔动〕（反刍动物特有的臼齿）月牙形的，月型齿的 Example sentencesExamples That price is the very absence of the selenodont specializations, the most obvious of which is foregut fermentation. Correlated with this diet is the evolution of selenodont molar teeth - teeth with crescent-shaped ridges - for more efficient grinding of plants, as seen in this picture of Eocene artiodactyl teeth. In selenodont molars, the enamel ridges form characteristic crescent shapes. The molars of macropodids are hypsodont, quadritubercular, and either selenodont or lophodont or a combination of the two forms. Cheek teeth are bunodont in some forms, but more commonly selenodont. 1.1 (of a ruminant mammal) having selenodont teeth. Origin Late 19th century: from seleno- ‘moon-shaped’ + Greek odous, odont- ‘tooth’.
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