Cyrtomatodont
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cyrtomatodont is an adjective meaning (zoology, of hinge teeth) Hook-shaped, interlocking.
Meaning
(zoology, of hinge teeth) Hook-shaped, interlocking.
More Meanings
- (zoology) A knob- or hook-shaped hinge tooth on the shell of a brachiopod.
- A shell or organism with such dentition.
Example Sentences
The deltidiodont morphology did not survive the end-Permian extinctions; the modern articulated brachiopod fauna is dominated by cyrtomatodonts with crurae and loops.
Word Forms
- cyrtomatodonts
Antonyms for cyrtomatodont
Common opposites include deltidiodont.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include isodont, desmodont, thecodont, pachyodont, anodont, tubulidentate.
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