loxodont

[lok-suh-dont]

lox·o·dont

[lok-suh-dont]
adjective
1.
having molar teeth with shallow depressions between the ridges.
noun
2.
a loxodont animal; an elephant.

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Loxodont is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
< Greek lox(ós) slanting, oblique + -odont
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