prionodont, a. (n.) Zool.
(praɪˈɒnəʊdɒnt)
[f. mod.L. Prionodon, or f. Gr. πρίων, πριον- a saw + ὀδούς a tooth: see priodont.]
Having teeth serrated or resembling the teeth of a saw.
a. Of an armadillo: = priodont a; as n. a prionodont armadillo, a kabalassou. b. Of a civet-cat: Belonging to the genus Prionodon or subfamily Prionodontinæ (the linsangs), having only one tubercular molar on each side in each jaw; as n. a prionodont civet-cat, a linsang. c. Transversely plicated, as the hinge of the bivalve shells of the group Prionodesmacea.
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