Definition of lophodont in English:

lophodont

adjectiveˈləʊfə(ʊ)dɒntˈlɒfə(ʊ)dɒntˈläfəˌdänt

Zoology

1(of molar teeth) having transverse ridges on the grinding surfaces, characteristic of some ungulates.
Example sentencesExamples
- Lophodont teeth have elongated ridges called lophs that run between cusps.
- The morphology of its lophodont molars indicates that Karagalax is a tapiromorph, and it is here included in the primitive family Isectolophidae.
- The molars of macropodids are hypsodont, quadritubercular, and either selenodont or lophodont or a combination of the two forms.
- Thus they tend to revert to the trigonid form, but without cusps, so that the work is done by curved ridges: lophodont dentition.
1. 1.1 (of an ungulate) having lophodont teeth.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Modern species are lophodont (complexly so in equids), in contrast to artiodactyls, which tend to be selenodont or bunodont.
  Bulungamayine kangaroos are thus rival candidates for the role of ancestors of modern, lophodont kangaroos.

nounˈləʊfə(ʊ)dɒntˈlɒfə(ʊ)dɒnt

An animal with lophodont teeth.

Origin

Late 19th century: from lopho- 'crest' + Greek odous, odont- 'tooth'.

Definition of lophodont in US English:

lophodont

adjectiveˈläfəˌdänt

Zoology

1(of molar teeth) having transverse ridges on the grinding surfaces, characteristic of some ungulates.
Example sentencesExamples
- The molars of macropodids are hypsodont, quadritubercular, and either selenodont or lophodont or a combination of the two forms.
- Thus they tend to revert to the trigonid form, but without cusps, so that the work is done by curved ridges: lophodont dentition.
- The morphology of its lophodont molars indicates that Karagalax is a tapiromorph, and it is here included in the primitive family Isectolophidae.
- Lophodont teeth have elongated ridges called lophs that run between cusps.
1. 1.1 (of an ungulate) having teeth with transverse ridges on the grinding surfaces.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Modern species are lophodont (complexly so in equids), in contrast to artiodactyls, which tend to be selenodont or bunodont.
  Bulungamayine kangaroos are thus rival candidates for the role of ancestors of modern, lophodont kangaroos.

Origin

Late 19th century: from lopho- ‘crest’ + Greek odous, odont- ‘tooth’.

单词	lophodont
释义	Definition of lophodont in English: lophodont adjectiveˈləʊfə(ʊ)dɒntˈlɒfə(ʊ)dɒntˈläfəˌdänt Zoology 1(of molar teeth) having transverse ridges on the grinding surfaces, characteristic of some ungulates. Example sentencesExamples Lophodont teeth have elongated ridges called lophs that run between cusps. The morphology of its lophodont molars indicates that Karagalax is a tapiromorph, and it is here included in the primitive family Isectolophidae. The molars of macropodids are hypsodont, quadritubercular, and either selenodont or lophodont or a combination of the two forms. Thus they tend to revert to the trigonid form, but without cusps, so that the work is done by curved ridges: lophodont dentition. 1.1 (of an ungulate) having lophodont teeth. Example sentencesExamples Modern species are lophodont (complexly so in equids), in contrast to artiodactyls, which tend to be selenodont or bunodont. Bulungamayine kangaroos are thus rival candidates for the role of ancestors of modern, lophodont kangaroos. nounˈləʊfə(ʊ)dɒntˈlɒfə(ʊ)dɒnt An animal with lophodont teeth. Origin Late 19th century: from lopho- 'crest' + Greek odous, odont- 'tooth'. Definition of lophodont in US English: lophodont adjectiveˈläfəˌdänt Zoology 1(of molar teeth) having transverse ridges on the grinding surfaces, characteristic of some ungulates. Example sentencesExamples The molars of macropodids are hypsodont, quadritubercular, and either selenodont or lophodont or a combination of the two forms. Thus they tend to revert to the trigonid form, but without cusps, so that the work is done by curved ridges: lophodont dentition. The morphology of its lophodont molars indicates that Karagalax is a tapiromorph, and it is here included in the primitive family Isectolophidae. Lophodont teeth have elongated ridges called lophs that run between cusps. 1.1 (of an ungulate) having teeth with transverse ridges on the grinding surfaces. Example sentencesExamples Modern species are lophodont (complexly so in equids), in contrast to artiodactyls, which tend to be selenodont or bunodont. Bulungamayine kangaroos are thus rival candidates for the role of ancestors of modern, lophodont kangaroos. Origin Late 19th century: from lopho- ‘crest’ + Greek odous, odont- ‘tooth’.
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