selenodont
/si-lee-nuh-dont/US // sɪˈli nəˌdɒnt //UK // (sɪˈliːnəˌdɒnt) //
长颈鹿,长颈鹿齿,十字架,长颈鹿齿形
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : having molar teeth with crowns formed of crescent-shaped cusps.
Examples
In the Pigs and their allies the crowns are bunodont, while in the more highly specialised Ruminants the crowns are selenodont.
It has, however, been shown that selenodont teeth always pass through an embryonic bunodont stage.
They have teeth which are not quite bunodont and not quite selenodont.
These teeth have been termed buno-selenodont or buno-lophodont.
While the molars have the selenodont character of other Pecora, the premolars are more adapted for cutting, with sharp edges.
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