Definition
Relating to or describing teeth that are positioned downward or teeth where the lower jaw teeth project downward, as in sperm whales.
Etymology
From Greek 'kata' (down) + 'odous' (tooth). The -ont suffix in biology indicates a relationship to teeth, as in 'mastodon' or 'trilobite.'
Kelly Says
This is a beautiful example of how ancient Greek root words let scientists pack precise information into one technical term—describing the entire jaw structure in just one word.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካትኦድንት (Kātōdint)
ka-to-din-t
ARالعربية
كاثودون (Kathiudon)
ka-thee-oo-don
BNবাংলা
ক্যাটোডন্ট (Kattodonṭ)
ka-to-don-t
CACatalà
catodont
ka-to-dont
CSČeština
katodont
ka-to-dont
DADansk
katodont
ka-to-dont
DEDeutsch
Katodont
ka-toh-dont
ELΕλληνικά
κατοδόντιο (katodontio)
ka-to-don-tee-o
ESEspañol
catódon
ka-toh-don
FAفارسی
کاتودنت (Katodont)
ka-to-don-t
FISuomi
katodontti
ka-to-don-tti
FRFrançais
catodonte
ka-to-don
GUGU
કેટોડોન્ટ (Ketodonṭ)
ke-to-don-t
HAHA
katodont
ka-to-don-t
HEעברית
קטודונט (Katodont)
ka-to-don-t
HIहिन्दी
कैटोडॉन्ट (Kāṭodāṇṭ)
ka-ta-don-t
HUMagyar
katodont
ka-to-dont
IDBahasa Indonesia
katodont
ka-to-dont
IGIG
katodont
ka-to-don-t
ITItaliano
catodonte
ka-to-don-te
JA日本語
カトドント (Katodonto)
ka-to-don-to
KKKK
катoдонт (katodont)
ka-to-dont
KMKM
កាតូដុង (Kâtoduṅ)
ka-to-duŋ
KO한국어
카토돈트 (Kato-donteu)
ka-to-don-teu
MRMR
कॅटोडॉन्ट (Kattodonṭ)
ka-to-don-t
MSBahasa Melayu
katodont
ka-to-dont
MYမြန်မာ
ကက်တိုဒွန့် (Ketta-do-dwin)
ket-ta-do-dwin
NLNederlands
catodont
ka-to-dont
NONorsk
katodont
ka-to-dont
PAPA
ਕੈਟੋਡੋਂਟ (Kattodonṭ)
ka-to-don-t
PLPolski
katodont
ka-to-dont
PTPortuguês
catodonte
ka-toh-don-te
RORomână
catodont
ka-to-dont
RUРусский
катодонт (katodont)
ka-to-dont
SVSvenska
katodont
ka-to-dont
SWKiswahili
katodont
ka-to-dont
TAதமிழ்
கேட்டோடான்ட் (Kēṭodānṭ)
ke-to-da-an-t
TEతెలుగు
కేటోడంట (Kēṭodānta)
ke-to-da-an-ta
THไทย
แคตोडอนต์ (Kae-to-on)
kae-to-on
TRTürkçe
katodont
ka-to-dont
UKУкраїнська
катодонт (katodont)
ka-to-dont
URاردو
کیتوڈونٹ (Kīṭūḍont)
kee-to-don-t
VITiếng Việt
catodont
ca-to-don
YOYO
katodont
ka-to-don-t
ZH中文
阴极齿 (Yīnjí chǐ)
yin-ji-chi
ZUZU
ikhatodont
i-ka-to-dont