Etymology

bunodont

B3U1N1O1D2O1N1T1

Today it means: Whose cusps are rounded, not sharp peaks. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βουνός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβουνός“hill”
  2. English todaybunodont

From Ancient Greek βουνός (bounós, “hill”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβουνός all →

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