taurodontismn.
/tɔːrəʊˈdɒntɪz(ə)m/ In certain mammals, the condition of having taurodont teeth.
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taurodontism1913
1913 A. Keith in Proc. Royal Soc. Med. (Odontol. section) VI. 103 For this condition or tendency Professor Keith proposed the name of ‘taurodontism’.
1939 Nature 23 Dec. 1055/2 In some peculiarities of the teeth he [sc. Sinanthropus] approaches the gorilla..and..the female orang in ‘taurodontism’.
1959 J. D. Evans Malta i. 36 They are molars, but the roots, instead of being separate, as in normal human teeth, are fused together. This is a phenomenon known technically as taurodontism, and it is particularly characteristic of the primitive type of human known as Neanderthal man.
1982 Times 27 Nov. 4/1 The molar exhibits marked taurodontism, an enlargement of the pulp cavity extending down into the roots, which..is characteristic of early Neanderthals.
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