(of the teeth of certain mammals) having crescent-shaped ridges on the crowns, as in deer
noun
2.
a mammal with selenodont teeth
Word origin
C19: from seleno- (moon-shaped) + -odont
selenodont in American English
(sɪˈlinəˌdɑnt)
adjective
having molar teeth with crowns formed of crescent-shaped cusps
Derived forms
selenodonty
noun
Word origin
[1880–85; selen(o)- + -odont]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, automatism, quotation mark, rain check, regionalism-odont is a combining form meaning “having teeth” of the kind or number specified by theinitial element. Other words that use the affix -odont include: conodont, cyprinodont, loxodont, pedodontics, periodontal