trichechodont

trichechodont
I. \\-kəˌdänt\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin Trichechus + English -odont
: having or being molar teeth with rows of tubercles confluent into transverse crests

some sirenians, mastodons, and related animals have trichechodont molars

II. noun (-s)
: a trichechodont mammal

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