odontoid

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adjective

Resembling a tooth, especially in shape

OriginAncient Greek ὀδών →
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Meanings

adjectiveodontoid (comparative more odontoid, superlative most odontoid)

comparative more odontoid · superlative most odontoid

  1. Resembling a tooth, especially in shape
nounodontoid (plural odontoids)

plural odontoids

  1. A separate bone, in many reptiles, corresponding to the odontoid process.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀδών“tooth”
  2. Englishodontoid

Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”) + -oid

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “odontoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odontoid.

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