Etymology

-odont

Today it means: tooth; toothed Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὀδούς
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromὀδούς
  2. English today-odont

From the oblique stem of Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὀδούς all →

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