prionodont

prionodont
\\-dänt\ adjective
Etymology: prion- + -odont
: having a sawlike row of many simple and similar teeth

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prionodont, a. (n.) Zool.
(praɪˈɒnəʊdɒnt)
[f. mod.L. Prionodon, or f. Gr. πρίων, πριον- a saw + ὀδούς a tooth: see priodont.]
Having teeth serrated or resembling the teeth of a saw.
a. Of an armadillo: = priodont a; as n. a prionodont armadillo, a kabalassou. b. Of a civet-cat: Belonging to the genus Prionodon or subfamily Prionodontinæ (the linsangs), having only one tubercular molar on each side in each jaw; as n. a prionodont civet-cat, a linsang. c. Transversely plicated, as the hinge of the bivalve shells of the group Prionodesmacea.
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  • prionodont — adj. [Gr. prion, saw; odous, tooth] (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) With teeth developed transversely to the cardinal margin; similar to taxodont …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • prionodont — pri·on·odont …   English syllables

  • taxodont — adj. [Gr. taxis, arrangement; odon, tooth] (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) With many short interlocking teeth, some or all transverse to the hinge margin; similar to prionodont …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • prion- — combining form or priono Etymology: New Latin, from Greek prion , from priōn saw, from priein to saw more at prism : saw : having an action or appearance like that of a saw Prionodesmacea …   Useful english dictionary

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