odontoid

[ oh-don-toid ]

adjective

1. of or resembling a tooth; toothlike.

odontoid

/ ɒˈdɒntɔɪd /

adjective

1. toothlike
2. of or relating to the odontoid process

Word History and Origins

Origin of odontoid¹

First recorded in 1700–10, odontoid is from the Greek word odontoeidḗs “toothlike.” See odont-, -oid

Example Sentences

Frogs will actually sometimes evolve “odontoid serrations,” which are basically just bony serrations on their bones that may superficially look like teeth, but aren’t enamel or dentin, which are the tissue types that characterize true teeth.

From Slate

It turned out that he had fractured his odontoid process--a little thumb of bone that sticks up from the second cervical vertebra.

From Golf Digest

The odontoid process of the axis is wide, flat, and hollowed above, as in the ruminants.

From Project Gutenberg

Odontoid, o-don′toid, adj. tooth-shaped: tooth-like.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

The odontoid process of the second vertebra is pig-like: and the tibia and fibula and radius and ulna are severally distinct.

From Project Gutenberg