mesodont

[ mez-uh-dont, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]

adjective

1. having medium-sized teeth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mesodont¹

First recorded in 1880–85; mes- + -odont

Example Sentences

Priodont: applied to those forms of male Lucanids that have the smallest mandibles: see teleodont, mesodont, amphiodont.

From Project Gutenberg

Amphiodont: applied to those forms of male Lucanids bearing mandibles of medium size, between teleodont and priodont; =mesodont.

From Project Gutenberg

Teleodont: applied to those forms of male Lucanids bearing the largest mandibles: see mesodont, amphiodont, priodont.

From Project Gutenberg