lophodont

[ lof-uh-dont, loh-fuh- ]

/ ˈlɒf əˌdɒnt, ˈloʊ fə- /

having molar teeth with crowns in the form of transverse ridges.

Compare bunodont.

Origin of lophodont

1885–90; <Greek lóph(os) a crest, tuft + -odont

López de Legazpe, López Mateos, López y Fuentes, lopho-, lophobranch, lophodont, lophophore, Lopid, Lop Nur, lopolith, lopper

Lophodont teeth are only found in vegetable-feeding animals.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The teeth are bunodont or lophodont, the tendency to the production of the latter type being always marked.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The teeth of the Perissodactyles are lophodont, more rarely bunodont.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
Some of the lophodont molars are by no means unlike those of the Proboscidea.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

单词	lophodont
释义	lophodont [ lof-uh-dont, loh-fuh- ] / ˈlɒf əˌdɒnt, ˈloʊ fə- / adjective having molar teeth with crowns in the form of transverse ridges. Compare bunodont. Origin of lophodont 1885–90; <Greek lóph(os) a crest, tuft + -odont Words nearby lophodont López de Legazpe, López Mateos, López y Fuentes, lopho-, lophobranch, lophodont, lophophore, Lopid, Lop Nur, lopolith, lopper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lophodont Lophodont teeth are only found in vegetable-feeding animals. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard The teeth are bunodont or lophodont, the tendency to the production of the latter type being always marked. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard The teeth of the Perissodactyles are lophodont, more rarely bunodont. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard Some of the lophodont molars are by no means unlike those of the Proboscidea. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard
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