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单词 hypsodonty
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ˈhypsodonty
ˈhypsodonty n.
Brit. /ˈhɪpsə(ʊ)dɒnti/
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U.S. /ˈhɪpsəˌdɑn(t)i/
Zoology the condition of being hypsodont; the extent to which this condition is present in a particular animal.
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1918 T. W. Todd Introd. Mammalian Dentition iv. 88 In the most advanced type, Macropus..the teeth are long crowned or hypsodont... This hypsodont character should be contrasted with the hypsodonty in the bandicoot, Thalacomys.
1918 T. W. Todd Introd. Mammalian Dentition xx. 261 In the Horse which is an example of extreme hypsodonty the milk dentition even today is less high-crowned.
1944 G. G. Simpson Tempo & Mode in Evolution i. 8 Among many possible measures of hypsodonty, the following index was selected as best adapted to the available material: 100 × (paracone height)/(ectoloph length).
1983 E. C. Minkoff Evolutionary Biol. xvii. 295/1 The evolution of hypsodonty [in the horse] has continued to accelerate, especially since the Miocene.
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