Meanings
adjectiveorthomegodont (comparative more orthomegodont, superlative most orthomegodont)
comparative more orthomegodont · superlative most orthomegodont
- biologyBeing or having teeth with a nonelongated crown and symmetrical median labial lobe, especially in rodents such as zokors.
Origin
Coined by French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin in 1942, from ortho- + meg- + -odont.
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APA
orthomegodont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthomegodont
MLA
“orthomegodont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthomegodont. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthomegodont,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthomegodont.
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