trigono-|ˈtrɪgənəʊ, trɪˈgəʊnəʊ|combining form repr.Gr. τρίγωνο-ς adj. three-cornered, triangular, neut. τρίγωνον as n. a triangle; used in several scientific terms. trigonoˈcephale, -ˈcephalousadjs., Zool.[Gr. κεϕαλή head], having a triangular head, as a serpent of the genus Trigonocephalus; so trigonoceˈphalica.Anthrop., having a malformation of the skull, caused by premature closing of the medio-frontal suture, in which the sides are flat and converge to an apex in front; trigonoˈcephaly, the condition of being trigonocephalic. trigonocerous|-ˈɒsərəs|a.Zool.[Gr. κέρας horn], having horns of triangular section. trigonoˈcuneatea.[L. cune-us wedge], triangularly wedge-shaped. triˈgonodonta.Comp.Anat.[Gr. ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth], having the primitive cusps of the molar teeth arranged in a triangle. triˈgonotypeGeom.[Gr. τύπος figure, image, type], name for a trigonal trapezohedron (Cent.Dict. 1891).1865Morn. Star 13 Mar., A *trigonocephale black serpent, brought over in 1842, is alive.1878Bartley tr.Topinard's Anthrop. v. 176 *Trigonocephalic, skull triangular at the top anteriorly, supposed to be owing to the medio-frontal synostosis.Ibid. Index, *Trigonocephaly.1904Duckworth Morphol. & Anthropol. x. 253 A skull which viewed from above presents a peaked or rostrated appearance and has been described as triangular or trigonocephalic.1848Smart, *Trigonocerous, having three-angled horns,—applied to a species of fossil stag.1864in Webster.1822J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 224 *Trigono-cuneate, rather smooth on the upper part, longitudinally sulcated.1897H. F. Osborn in Amer.Nat. Dec. 1002 ‘*Trigonodont’ is most appropriate because the first step in molar morphology is to identify the primitive triangle.
trigono-/ˈtrɪg(ə)nəʊ, trɪˈgəʊnəʊ/combining form.
ORIGIN: from Greektrigōnos three-cornered, etc., neut. trigōnon as noun a triangle: see -o-.