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Sigmodont

Sig′mo-dont

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] sigma ([GREEK]) + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], a tooth.]
(Zool.)
Any one of a tribe (
Sigmodontes
) of rodents which includes all the indigenous rats and mice of America. So called from the form of the ridges of enamel on the crowns of the worn molars. Also used adjectively.

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sigmodont

sigmodont

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English

Noun

sigmodont ‎(plural sigmodonts)

  1. (zoology) Any of the Sigmodontinae tribe of rodents, including all the indigenous rats and mice of America.

Etymology

Ancient Greek σῖγμα ‎(sîgma) + ὀδών ‎(odṓn, “tooth”). So called from the form of the ridges of enamel on the crowns of the worn molars.

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