-odont


  1. a combining form meaning “having teeth” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: diphyodont; selenodont.

Origin of -odont

1
<Greek -odont-, stem of -odous or -odōn -toothed, having teeth, adj. derivative of odoús, odṓntooth

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British Dictionary definitions for -odont

-odont

adj combining form, n combining form
  1. having teeth of a certain type; -toothed: acrodont

Origin of -odont

1
from Greek odōn tooth

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