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PRONUNCIATION OF ZYGODONT

zygodont  [ˈzaɪɡəʊˌdɒnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZYGODONT

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

WHAT DOES ZYGODONT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

zygodont

Zygodontomys

Zygodontomys is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of the family Cricetidae. Its closest relative may be Scolomys. It ranges from Central America east to the Guianas. It contains two species: Zygodontomys brunneus and Zygodontomys brevicauda.

Definition of zygodont in the English dictionary

The definition of zygodont in the dictionary is possessing paired ridges on the molar teeth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZYGODONT


cynodont
ˈsaɪnəˌdɒnt
cyprinodont
sɪˈprɪnəˌdɒnt
diphyodont
ˈdɪfɪəʊˌdɒnt
diprotodont
daɪˈprəʊtəʊˌdɒnt
glyptodont
ˈɡlɪptəˌdɒnt
heterodont
ˈhɛtərəˌdɒnt
isodont
ˈaɪsəʊˌdɒnt
mastodont
ˈmæstəˌdɒnt
microdont
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌdɒnt
monodont
ˈmɒnəʊˌdɒnt
pleurodont
ˈplʊərəʊˌdɒnt
polyphyodont
ˌpɒlɪˈfaɪəʊˌdɒnt
polyprotodont
ˌpɒlɪˈprəʊtəʊˌdɒnt
rhynchodont
ˈrɪŋkəʊˌdɒnt
secodont
ˈsekəˌdɒnt
sphenodont
ˈsfiːnəˌdɒnt
stegodont
ˈstɛɡəˌdɒnt
thecodont
ˈθiːkəˌdɒnt
zalambdodont
zəˈlæmdəʊˌdɒnt
zeuglodont
ˈzjuːɡləˌdɒnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZYGODONT

zygobranch
zygobranchiate
zygocacti
zygocactus
zygocardiac
zygodactyl
zygodactylic
zygodactylism
zygodactylous
zygoma
zygomata
zygomatic
zygomatic arch
zygomatic bone
zygomatic process
zygomorphic
zygomorphism
zygomorphous
zygomorphy
zygomycete

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZYGODONT

brachyodont
bunodont
conodont
creodont
dicynodont
homodont
labyrinthodont
lophodont
machairodont
macrodont
monophyodont
oreodont
selenodont

Synonyms and antonyms of zygodont in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Trends of use of zygodont

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZYGODONT»

The term «zygodont» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.035 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about zygodont

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZYGODONT»

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Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Terrestrial ...
Tayassu pecari has bunodont cheek teeth, and it frequently inhabits forests, where it consumes a variety of nuts (Kiltie, 1981 ; Sowls, 1984); Catagonus wagneri has zygodont cheek teeth and is restricted to the arid thorn forest of the Gran ...
Christine Marie Janis, Kathleen Marie Scott, Louis L. Jacobs, 1998
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The Jikaida Cycle: The Saga of Dray Prescot omnibus #6
The golden zygodont sprang into bestial life from the shield, sprang hissing out to charge full on us. The men fell back. “The sword!” yelled Quienyin, dancing around beside us. The purple sword skittered among the detritus of the Hollow ...
Alan Burt Akers, 2009
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Fossil Mammals of Asia: Neogene Biostratigraphy and Chronology
1986), because it shows a combination ofthe bunodont and zygodont features that are peculiar to the latter ge- nus; bunodont features such as chevron arrangement of the lophid and bulbous cusps are seen along with the typical zygodont ...
Xiaoming Wang, Lawrence John Flynn, Mikael Fortelius, 2013
4
Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids: 65 Million Years of ...
Besides Anancus, the zygodont mastodons, rare during the Turolian, reappeared also, represented by more advanced forms like Mammut. Mammut (not to be confused with the elephantid Mammuthus, the mammoth) was the first-known ...
Jordi Agusti, Mauricio Anton, 2013
5
Neogene paleontology and geology of Sahabi
204) that a complete separation of the various forms of bunodont and zygodont molars could not be expected in the early phases of zygodont mas- todont evolution, as is apparent in the late helvetian molars from Si- morre, France. The above ...
Noel Thomas Boaz, 1987
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Animal Kingdom of the World
In the second line of mastodons, M (Zygolophodon) turicensis was the initial Miocene species and in Europe the zygodont-toothed mastodons terminated in the Pliocene species Mastodon (Zygolophodon) borsoni. The North American ...
S.K. Tiwari, 1999
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Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India
An advanced Zygodont Mastodont (Proboscidea, Mammalia) from the Miocene of the Siwaliks of Pakistan. Maimer geowiss. Milt., Mainz. 7 : 239-248. Tripathi, C. 1962. A note on the geology and vertebrate fossils of Sayamalai area, Tirunelveli,  ...
Palaeontological Society of India, 2003
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Grzimek's Animal life encyclopedia
One major line is characterized by high-ridged (bunodont) molars, while the other has a transverse system of ridges (zygodont). The jaws shortened in both lines. Within the bunodont-toothed mastodons the sequence of species in Upper ...
‎1972
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Pakistan Journal of Zoology
A comparison with the Osborn's American serridentines shows that it resembles the most with rM^Amer. Mus. No.14297) of Serridentinus serridens ( = Zygodont group; see Tobien, 1972) and type rM"(Amer. Mus. No.17217) of Serridentinus ...
‎1988
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The Miocene land mammals of Europe
Exemplarely Gomphotherium angust/dens (M,-M, sin.) from Feldmoching ( southern Germany, Upper Freshwatermolasse, middle Miocene), BSP 1993 I 27; c, Zygodont pattern of mammutids. Exemplarely Zygo/ophodon turicensis (M2 ( inv.) ...
Gertrud E. Rössner, Kurt Heissig, Josep Antoni Alcover, 1999

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZYGODONT»

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นครราชสีมา ของไทยนั้น มีลักษณะของฟันแบบ zygodont ที่มีสันฟัน 4 ถึง 5 สันในฟันกรามซี่สุดท้าย สันฟันของทุกซี่มีลักษณะสันที่เป็นยอดแคบ ด้านหน้า และด้านหลังของสันเรียบ ... «ไทยรัฐ, Jun 11»

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