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tormodont, a. Ornith.|ˈtɔːmədɒnt|
[f. Gr. τόρµο-ς hole, socket + ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth.]
Of a tooth or teeth: Set each in a separate socket or alveolus, as in certain fossil birds; of a bird: having socketed teeth.
1888Gadow in Nature 20 Dec. 178/2 Ichthyornis and Apatornis..differ from recent Carinate birds in degree only, viz. by their tormodont teeth and amphicœlous vertebræ. |