bunodont

[ byoo-nuh-dont ]

adjective

1. having molar teeth with crowns in the form of rounded or conical cusps.

bunodont

/ ˈbjuːnəˌdɒnt /

adjective

1. (of the teeth of certain mammals) having cusps that are separate and rounded

Word History and Origins

Origin of bunodont¹

1870–75; < Greek boun ( ós ) hill + -odont

Word History and Origins

Origin of bunodont¹

from Greek bounos hill + -odont

Example Sentences

In the Pigs and their allies the crowns are bunodont, while in the more highly specialised Ruminants the crowns are selenodont.

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The Condylarthra have brachydont, generally bunodont teeth, with the premolars simpler than the molars.

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They generally have the typical mammalian series of forty-four teeth, the molars being brachydont and generally bunodont.

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The bunodont type is best seen in Pigs and Hippopotami and such extinct forms as Hyotherium.

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It has, however, been shown that selenodont teeth always pass through an embryonic bunodont stage.

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