lophiodontadj.n.
/ˈləʊfɪəʊdɒnt/ A. adj.
Pertaining to or resembling the lophiodon; belonging to the family Lophiodontidæ.
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lophiodont1864
lophiodontine1887
1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Dana).
1873 Flower in Proc. Royal Inst. (1875) VII. 100 Another offset from the ancient Lophiodont stock..constitutes the family Tapiridæ.
B. n.
An animal of the family Lophiodontidæ.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [noun] > extinct or fossil types > lophiodon
lophiodon1833
lophiodont1873
1873 Flower in Proc. Royal Inst. (1875) VII. 99 These Lophiodonts possess a dental character which distinguishes them from all other Perissodactyles.
Derivatives
lophioˈdontine adj.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [adjective] > relating to extinct or fossil types > relating or belonging to Lophiodontidae
lophiodont1864
lophiodontine1887
1887 E. D. Cope in Amer. Naturalist 21 994 It is impossible to separate the Hyracotheriine sub-family as a family from the Lophiodontine.
lophioˈdontoid adj. = A.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Lophiodontoid.
lophioˈdontous adj. ‘having hairy or bristly teeth’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1889).
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adj.n.1864