Origin

from Greek odōn tooth

-odont

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “having teeth” of the kind or number specified by the initial element:

diphyodont; selenodont.

Compare -odus.

Origin

< Greek -odont-, stem of -odous or -odōn -toothed, having teeth, adj. derivative of odoús, odṓn tooth

Related Words

-odus
conodont
acrodont
anodontia
bunodont
cyprinodont

-odonta terminal word element equivalent to odonto-.

-odont
adjective combining form

ETYMOLOGY Greek odont-, odous tooth

: having teeth of a (specified) nature
acrodont

-odont /ədɒnt/ suffix.

ORIGIN: from Greek odont-, odous tooth.

Zoology & Palaeontology. Forming adjectives and corresp. nouns indicating some characteristic of the teeth or toothlike formations, as conodont, diprotodont, labyrinthodont, etc. Cf. -odon, odonto-.

-o·dont
\əˌdänt, ōˌd-\ adjective combining form
Etymology: Greek odont-, odōn tooth
: having or being teeth of a (specified) nature
< heterodont >
< lophodont >

-odont

Suffix

-toothed

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn).

Derived terms

English words suffixed with -odont

词汇	-odont
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD SOED Webster Wiktionary -odont suff.（后缀） Having teeth of a specified kind: 有特定种类牙齿的： pleurodont. 偏齿的语源 From Greek odous odont- [tooth] * see dent- 源自希腊语 odous odont- [牙齿] 参见 dent- -odont combining form in adjective, combining form in countable noun having teeth of a certain type; -toothed ⇒ acrodont Origin from Greek odōn* tooth -odont Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “having teeth” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: diphyodont; selenodont. Compare -odus. Origin < Greek -odont-, stem of -odous or -odōn -toothed, having teeth, adj. derivative of odoús, odṓn tooth Related Words -odus conodont acrodont anodontia bunodont cyprinodont -odonta terminal word element equivalent to odonto-. -odont adjective combining form ETYMOLOGY Greek odont-, odous tooth : having teeth of a (specified) nature acrodont -odont /ədɒnt/ suffix. ORIGIN: from Greek odont-, odous tooth. Zoology & Palaeontology. Forming adjectives and corresp. nouns indicating some characteristic of the teeth or toothlike formations, as conodont, diprotodont, labyrinthodont, etc. Cf. -odon, odonto-. -o·dont \əˌdänt, ōˌd-\ adjective combining form Etymology: Greek odont-, odōn tooth : having or being teeth of a (specified) nature < heterodont > < lophodont > -odont Suffix -toothed Etymology From Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn). Derived terms ► English words suffixed with -odont
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