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selenodont

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
se-len-odont
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing molar teeth that have crescent-shaped ridges on the crown.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Selenodonta.

noun

Any animal having such teeth.

noun

Any member of the Selenodonta.

Etymology

From selen- + -odont.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

selenodonts (plural)

Questions

What does selenodont mean?
Describing molar teeth that have crescent-shaped ridges on the crown.
Where does selenodont come from?
From selen- + -odont.

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