Colobodont
/ˌkɒləbəˈdɒnt/noun
Having teeth that are shortened, mutilated, or otherwise abnormally formed; also, an animal characterized by such teeth.
Did you know?Colobodont combines Greek kolobos, “mutilated” or “maimed,” with odous, “tooth,” the same ancient root preserved in words such as orthodontic and mastodon.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₃dónts
“Tooth”
Ancient Greek
Greek
odoús, odóntos
“Tooth; the source of the combining form odont-”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kolobós
“Mutilated, maimed, or shortened”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kolobóodont-
“Having a mutilated or shortened tooth; a compound formed from kolobos and odous”
19th Century
Scientific English
colobodont
“A zoological or paleontological term describing an organism with abnormal, reduced, or mutilated teeth”
Modern English
English
colobodont
“Having teeth that are abnormally formed, shortened, or mutilated”