Definition of Secodont

1. the cutting of back teeth [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Secodont

secluding
seclusion
seclusion lodge
seclusion lodges
seclusion of pupil
seclusionary
seclusions
seclusive
seclusively
seclusiveness
seclusivenesses
seco
secobarbital
secobarbital sodium
secobarbitals
secodont (current term)
secodonts
secofullerene
secofullerenes
secologanin
seconals
second-best

Literary usage of Secodont

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Evolution of Mammalian Molar Teeth by Henry Fairfield Osborn (1907)
"The primitive triangle in the secodont series purely tricuspid. ... form in which " intermediate" tubercles are developed, both in the secodont and ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"... together in chewing, cut up the hard shells of insects into little pieces fit for swallowing and digestion. Such a type of crown is called secodont. ..."

3. A Text-book of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1921)
"... together with ridges or folds connecting the cusps together. The resulting complex tooth may be modified to act as a cutting (secodont) or a crushing ..."

4. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1894)
"... and at the same time both upper and lower molars entirely sacrificed their primitive cutting powers, and were converted from secodont into ..."

5. Outlines of Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by John Sterling Kingsley (1917)
"... by projections— cones, tubercles, crests, etc.—which are variously arranged. When the teeth are adapted for cutting they are called secodont (cats, fig. ..."

6. Outlines of Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by John Sterling Kingsley (1917)
"... by projections— cones, tubercles, crests, etc.—which are variously arranged. When the teeth are adapted for cutting they are called secodont (cats, fig. ..."

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