单词 | monophyodont |
释义 | monophyodont/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈfʌɪə(ʊ)dɒnt/Zoology adjective (Of a tooth) occurring in only a single dentition; (of a dentition) occurring in an animal as the only dentition. OriginMid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From ancient Greek μονοϕυής single + -odont, after ancient Greek (Ionic) ὀδόντας μουνοϕυέας (Herodotus 9.83), in a description of a human skull where the teeth of the upper jaw are formed in one piece. |
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