-odont
a combining form meaning “having teeth” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: diphyodont; selenodont.
Origin of -odont
1- Compare -odus.
Words Nearby -odont
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How to use -odont in a sentence
Tapir′odont, having teeth like the tapir; Tap′iroid, related to the tapirs.
British Dictionary definitions for -odont
-odont
adj combining form, n combining form
having teeth of a certain type; -toothed: acrodont
Origin of -odont
1from Greek odōn tooth
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