loxolophodont, a. and n.
(lɒksəʊˈləʊfədɒnt)
[f. Gr. λοξό-ς oblique + lophodont: see lopho-.]
A. adj. Belonging to the genus Loxolophodon of fossil mammals, having obliquely crested molar teeth. B. n. An individual of this genus.
| 1887 E. D. Cope Orig. Fittest vii. 259 The Loxolophodonts. Ibid. 263 The..Loxolophodont types of molar structure. |