Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In craniometry, having a dental index between 42 and 44.
  • noun In entomology, one of a group of stagbeetles which have, like the amphiodonts, a mandibular development intermediate between the teleodont and priodont types.
  • In anthropology, having medium-sized teeth: as, the mesodont races.
  • In zoology, pertaining to the Mesodonta, or having their characters.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Anat.) Having teeth of moderate size.

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  • adjective anatomy Having teeth of moderate size.

Etymologies

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meso- + Ancient Greek a tooth.

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