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hypsodont

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hyp-sodont
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing teeth that have large crowns (characteristic of herbivores).

noun

Any organism whose teeth have large crowns.

Etymology

From hypso- + -odont.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hypsodonts (plural)

Derived Forms

euhypsodont hypsodoncy hypsodonty protohypsodont subhypsodont

Antonyms

brachydont

Questions

What does hypsodont mean?
Describing teeth that have large crowns (characteristic of herbivores).
Where does hypsodont come from?
From hypso- + -odont.

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