megadontian.

Brit.

/ˌmɛɡəˈdɒntɪə/, U.S.

/ˌmɛɡəˈdɑn(t)ʃ(i)ə/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: megadont adj., -ia suffix¹.

Etymology: < megadont adj. + -ia suffix¹. Compare earlier macrodontia n., microdontia n., and also megadontism n.

Enlargement of the teeth, or of one or more teeth, either (Medicine and Dentistry) as an individual abnormality, or (Physical Anthropology) as a characteristic of a particular hominid or human type.

ΚΠ

1948 H. H. Stones Oral & Dental Dis. vii. 121 Megadontia and microdontia are the terms used to denote teeth that are respectively unusually large and small.

1973 Bull. Groupement Internat. pour la Recherche Sci. en Stomatol. 16 48 This was a 12 year old boy..with large, well spaced dental arches, and generalised megadontia.

1991 Amer. Jrnl. Physical Anthropol. 86 322/1 Analyses of relative tooth size in these taxa..have yielded disparate views on the functional significance of postcanine megadontia in these taxa.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	megadontia
释义	megadontian. Brit. /ˌmɛɡəˈdɒntɪə/, U.S. /ˌmɛɡəˈdɑn(t)ʃ(i)ə/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: megadont adj., -ia suffix¹. Etymology: < megadont adj. + -ia suffix¹. Compare earlier macrodontia n., microdontia n., and also megadontism n. Enlargement of the teeth, or of one or more teeth, either (Medicine and Dentistry) as an individual abnormality, or (Physical Anthropology) as a characteristic of a particular hominid or human type. ΚΠ 1948 H. H. Stones Oral & Dental Dis. vii. 121 Megadontia and microdontia are the terms used to denote teeth that are respectively unusually large and small. 1973 Bull. Groupement Internat. pour la Recherche Sci. en Stomatol. 16 48 This was a 12 year old boy..with large, well spaced dental arches, and generalised megadontia. 1991 Amer. Jrnl. Physical Anthropol. 86 322/1 Analyses of relative tooth size in these taxa..have yielded disparate views on the functional significance of postcanine megadontia in these taxa. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1948
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