desmodont

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “band, connection”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

Noun

desmodont (plural desmodonts)

  1. (dated, zoology) Any of a group of South American blood-sucking bats of the genera Desmodus and Diphylla[1].

Adjective

desmodont (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Of hinge teeth: having a large ligamentous resilifer (or chondrophore) which replaces the cardinal teeth.
    Synonym: asthenodont

References

  1. ^ “desmodont”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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