pentalophodont
Zoology and Palaeontology
adjective
Having molar teeth with five ridges.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Encyclopaedia Britannica. From penta- + lopho- + -odont; compare scientific Latin Pentalophodon, former subgenus of mastodons characterized by teeth of this kind.
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