loph·o·dont
(lof'ŏ-dont), Having the crowns of the molar teeth formed in transverse or longitudinal crests or ridges, in contrast to bunodont.
[G. lophos, ridge, + odous, tooth]
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loph·o·dont
(lof'ŏ-dont) Having the crowns of the molar teeth formed in transverse or longitudinal crests or ridges, as in the herbivores.
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lophodont
a tooth structure found in e.g. the rhinoceros, in which ridges used as grinding surfaces occur on the crowns of the molar teeth.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
loph·o·dont
(lof'ŏ-dont) Having crowns of molar teeth formed in transverse or longitudinal crests or ridges.
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