ZALAMBDODONT

Adjective

zalambdodont (not comparable)

(zoology) Having teeth with two ridges that meet at an angle, forming the letter lambda.

Noun

zalambdodont (plural zalambdodonts)

A creature with teeth of this kind.

Coordinate terms

• bunodont

• dilambdodont

• hypsodont

• lophodont

• loxodont

• quadrate

• selenodont

• tribosphenic

Source: Wiktionary


Za*lamb"do*dont, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to a tribe (Zalambdodonta) of Insectivora in which the molar teeth have but one V-shaped ridge.

Za*lamb"do*dont, n.

Definition: One of the Zalambdodonta. The tenrec, solenodon, and golden moles are examples.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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