zygodont, adj.

zygodont
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zygodontadjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zygodont mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zygodont. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### How is the adjective zygodont pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzʌɪɡədɒnt/
ZIGH-guh-dont
/ˈzɪɡədɒnt/
ZIG-uh-dont

#### U.S. English

/ˈzaɪɡəˌdɑnt/
ZIGH-guh-dahnt
/ˈzɪɡəˌdɑnt/
ZIG-uh-dahnt

### Where does the adjective zygodont come from?

Earliest known use

1880s

The earliest known use of the adjective zygodont is in the 1880s.

OED's only evidence for zygodont is from 1888, in American Naturalist.

### Nearby entries

1. zygnemaceous, adj.
2. zygnemid, n. 1887–
3. zygnomic, adj. 1926–
4. zygo-, comb. form
5. zygobranchiate, adj. 1883–
6. zygocactus, n. 1950–
7. zygocardiac, adj. 1877–
8. zygodactyl, adj. & n. 1831–
9. zygodactylic, adj. 1835–
10. zygodactylous, adj. 1828–
11. zygodont, adj.1888–
12. zygogenesis, n. 1950–
13. zygology, n. 1970–
14. zygoma, n. 1684–
15. zygomatic, adj. & n. 1712–
16. zygomatico-, comb. form
17. zygomato-, comb. form
18. zygomere, n. 1966–
19. zygomorphic, adj. 1875–
20. zygomorphism, n. 1875–
21. zygomorphous, adj. 1879–

## Etymology

Greek ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth.

## Meaning & use

1. 1888–
   Having molar teeth with an even number of cusps arranged in pairs; having cusps thus arranged, as a molar tooth.
   1. 1888

      > The zygodont (quadritubercular) type.

      American Naturalist vol. 22 832
   anatomy
   1. stenocoronine 1865–
      Having narrow-crowned molar teeth (see quot. 1865).
   2. brachyodont 1883–
      Designating teeth with short or low crowns and well-developed roots.
   3. selenodont 1883–
      Of molar teeth: Having crescentic ridges on the crowns. Also, having such teeth, of or pertaining to the Selenodonta.
   4. homoeodont 1888–
      (See quot. 1888).
   5. zygodont 1888–
      Having molar teeth with an even number of cusps arranged in pairs; having cusps thus arranged, as a molar tooth.
   6. taurodont 1915–
      Of mammalian molar teeth: having large broad crowns and short roots.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzʌɪɡədɒnt/
ZIGH-guh-dont
/ˈzɪɡədɒnt/
ZIG-uh-dont

### U.S. English

/ˈzaɪɡəˌdɑnt/
ZIGH-guh-dahnt
/ˈzɪɡəˌdɑnt/
ZIG-uh-dahnt

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

Originally published as part of the entry for zygo-, comb. form

zygo-, comb. form was first published in 1921; not fully revised.