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Übersetzung für 'zalambdodont' von Englisch nach Deutsch

zalambdodont {adj}

zalambdodontzool.

• zalambdodont = zalambdodont

• The upper molar teeth are triangular and zalambdodont, i.e., resembling an inverted Greek letter lambda in occlusal view, and the lower molars appear to have lost their talonid basins.
• Zalambdodont molars have three cusps, one larger on the lingual side and two smaller on the labial side, joined by two crests that form a V- or λ-shape.
• This species has zalambdodont molars with a dental formula of I 3/3, C 1/1, P 3/3, M 3/3 having a total of 40 teeth.
• However, its source of food presumably had a hard outer covering (necessitating use of the large incisors) but relatively soft interior, as zalambdodont molars cannot crush food items.
• Zalambdaltestids were insectivores, having zalambdodont molars much as various modern insectivorous species.