pachyodont

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adjective

Having thick teeth.

“The pachyodont arrangement is characteristic of the Chamidae, the jewel boxes.”

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Meanings

adjectivepachyodont (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving thick teeth.
  2. not comparablebiologyHaving hinge teeth with large obscure tubercules with corresponding pits on the opposite valve.

    The pachyodont arrangement is characteristic of the Chamidae, the jewel boxes.

nounpachyodont (plural pachyodonts)

plural pachyodonts

  1. biologyAn organism with teeth of this kind.

Origin

From pachy- + -odont.

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APA

pachyodont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachyodont

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“pachyodont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachyodont. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pachyodont,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachyodont.

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