palaeotheriodont

adjective

palaeo·​the·​ri·​o·​dont

: being or having lophodont teeth with the external tubercles longitudinal and the inner united with them by transverse oblique crests

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Palaeotherium + English -odont

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