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Meaning of "bunodont" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUNODONT

From Greek bounos hill + -odont.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BUNODONT

bunodont  [ˈbjuːnəˌdɒnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUNODONT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bunodont is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BUNODONT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bunodont

Molar (tooth)

The molars or molar teeth are the most posterior and most complicated kind of tooth in most mammals. In many mammals they grind food during chewing; hence the Latin name mola, "millstone". Molars show a great deal of diversity in size and shape across mammal groups.

Definition of bunodont in the English dictionary

The definition of bunodont in the dictionary is having cusps that are separate and rounded.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUNODONT


acrodont
ˈækrəˌdɒnt
creodont
ˈkriːəˌdɒnt
cynodont
ˈsaɪnəˌdɒnt
cyprinodont
sɪˈprɪnəˌdɒnt
dicynodont
daɪˈsɪnəˌdɒnt
glyptodont
ˈɡlɪptəˌdɒnt
heterodont
ˈhɛtərəˌdɒnt
homodont
ˈhəʊməˌdɒnt
labyrinthodont
ˌlæbəˈrɪnθəˌdɒnt
lophodont
ˈləʊfəˌdɒnt
machairodont
məˈkaɪrəˌdɒnt
macrodont
ˈmækrəˌdɒnt
mastodont
ˈmæstəˌdɒnt
oreodont
ˈɔːrɪəˌdɒnt
secodont
ˈsekəˌdɒnt
selenodont
sɪˈliːnəˌdɒnt
sphenodont
ˈsfiːnəˌdɒnt
stegodont
ˈstɛɡəˌdɒnt
thecodont
ˈθiːkəˌdɒnt
zeuglodont
ˈzjuːɡləˌdɒnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUNODONT

bunnies
bunny
bunny boiler
bunny girl
bunny hill
bunny hop
bunny hug
bunny rabbit
bunny slope
bunny-hop
bunraku
buns
Bunsen
Bunsen burner
bunt
buntal
bunter
bunting
buntline
bunty

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUNODONT

conodont
diphyodont
diprotodont
isodont
microdont
monodont
monophyodont
pleurodont
polyphyodont
polyprotodont
rhynchodont
zalambdodont
zygodont

Synonyms and antonyms of bunodont in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bunodont» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUNODONT

Find out the translation of bunodont to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bunodont from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bunodont» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bunodont
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bunodontas
570 millions of speakers

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bunodont
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bunodont
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سن مدملكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bunodont
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bunodont
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bunodont
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bunodont
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bunodont
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bunodont
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bunodont
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bunodont
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bunodont
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bunodont
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bunodont
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोनोदोंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bunodont
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bunodont
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bunodont
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bunodont
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bunodont
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

bunodont
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

bunodont
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bunodont
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

bunodont
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bunodont

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUNODONT»

The term «bunodont» is barely ever used and occupies the 193.949 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUNODONT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bunodont» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bunodont» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bunodont

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUNODONT»

Discover the use of bunodont in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bunodont and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Evolution of Herbivory in Terrestrial Vertebrates: ...
... Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont Bunodont ...
Hans-Dieter Sues, 2005
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The Evolution of Artiodactyls
Note, however, that current systematic evidence suggests that all of these suiformes with more complex teeth evolved from a bunodont form. Suiformes have also been grouped together not only on the primitive dental condition of bunodonty ...
Donald R. Prothero, Scott E. Foss, 2007
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Mammal Teeth: Origin, Evolution, and Diversity
Cheek-tooth forms in various mammals: A, secodont carnassial of a lion, Panthera leo; B, plagiaulacoid premolar of a musky ratkangaroo ( Hypsiprymnodon moschatus); C, bilophodont molar of a tapir (Tapirus indicus); D , bunodont molar of a ...
Peter S. Ungar, 2010
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Teeth
This is formed by enlargement and coalescence of several cusps. The tips of the cusps can be seen as low mounds, mamelons, on the unworn tooth. Bunodont molars An alternative to cutting up food by shearing of sharp crests is crushing or  ...
Simon Hillson, 2005
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The Paleontology of Gran Barranca: Evolution and ...
DespitethelowdiversityofLitop- terna Protolipternidae from the early Eocene ( Cifelli 1983a; Gelfo 2006), didolodontids were the most diverse among the strictly bunodont ungulates in the Paleogene of South America. However, in addition to  ...
Richard H. Madden, 2010
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Hominid Adaptations and Extinctions
The lower dental morphology of Indopithecus is very distinctive, with its significantly reduced incisor complex and the bunodont morphology of its molar occlusal surface (this is its actual morphology and not the result of wear). The bunodont ...
David W. Cameron, 2004
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Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Terrestrial ...
RICHARD K. STUCKY INTRODUCTION The Eocene bunodont artiodactyls of North America have classically been placed in the family Dichobunidae, which is based on the European genus Dichobune. Inclusion of the North American taxa ...
Christine Marie Janis, Kathleen Marie Scott, Louis L. Jacobs, 1998
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The Rise of Placental Mammals: Origins and Relationships of ...
Even the bunodont, incipiently lopho-selenodont molar morphology of early hyracoids is primitive, as exemplified by Seggeurius (Fig. 7.5). It is especially distinct from that of perissodactyls (Rasmussenetal., 1990: 4691; Rasmussen, 1989: 69).
Kenneth D. Rose, J. David Archibald, 2005
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Structure and Development of Meat Animals and Poultry
Bunodont teeth may be used for grinding and crushing a variety of feeds. However, they would soon be worn away by the constant grinding of tough fibrous feeds such as those consumed by foraging ruminants. Ruminants have a special type ...
H. J. Swatland, 1994
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Evolution on Planet Earth: Impact of the Physical Environment
The decrease in the numbers of bunodont taxa in the later Paleocene is coincident with falling paleotemperatures, suggesting that the availability of seeds may have been decreasing under these climatic conditions. In turn the larger, ...
Lynn Rothschild, Adrian Lister, 2003

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUNODONT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bunodont is used in the context of the following news items.
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Real Cavemen Ate Gluten
Researchers Tom Hatley and John Kappelman noted in 1980 that hominids have bunodont—low, with rounded cusps—back teeth that show ... «The New Republic, Feb 15»
2
Choeropotamids — better known than you thought, perhaps
This means that the molars combine both mound-shaped (= bunodont) cusps as well as the semi-lunate (= selenodont) cusps. Excellent skulls ... «Scientific American, Jul 14»
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Evolution Formed Our Faces To Withstand Punching, Shaping …
Specifically, the trend towards a more orthognathic face; the bunodont form and expansion of the postcanine teeth; the increased robusticity of ... «Medical Daily, Jun 14»
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Phenacodontidae, I feel like I know you
Phenacodontids have bunodont or bunolophodont cheek teeth, spatulate lower incisors and large, pointed canines. They were reasonably ... «Scientific American, Aug 13»
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New species of Trilophodont gomphotheres found from the …
With a brevirostrine, elephant-like skull, no lower tusks, and simple bunodont and trilophodont intermediate molars, the new species is ... «Phys.Org, Dec 12»
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Entelodontii – Porcii din Iad
Parea asemantator cumva cu craniul unui Hyenodon enorm, avand canini uriasi si incisivi puternici, insa maselele sale erau de tipul bunodont, ... «Descopera, Feb 09»

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