Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In anthropology, having medium-sized teeth: as, the mesodont races.
- In zoology, pertaining to the Mesodonta, or having their characters.
- In craniometry, having a dental index between 42 and 44.
- noun In entomology, one of a group of stagbeetles which have, like the amphiodonts, a mandibular development intermediate between the teleodont and priodont types.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Having teeth of moderate size.
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- adjective anatomy Having
teeth ofmoderate size .
Etymologies
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meso- + Ancient Greek a tooth.
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