dilambdodont

\(ˈ)dī|lamdəˌdänt\ adjective

Etymology: New Latin Dilambdodonta, category of insectivorous mammals recognized in some classifications, from di- + Greek lambda (Λ) + New Latin -odonta

: having two Λ-shaped transverse ridges on the molar teeth

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dilambdodont, a. Zool.

(daɪˈlæmdəʊdɒnt)

[f. Gr. δι-, di-² + λάµβδα the letter lambda, λ + ὀδοντ- tooth.]

Having oblong molar teeth with two λ- or V-shaped ridges; as is the case with the Insectivorous Mammals of the northern hemisphere, the mole, hedgehog, etc.