lopho-

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, crest).

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lopho-

  1. ridge, crest
    lophodont teeth
    • 1987, M.B.V. Roberts, T.J. King, Biology: A Functional Approach. Student's Manual, page 88:
      The lophodont pattern can be seen particularly clearly in the elephant. Apart from the tusks [...] the elephant's teeth are reduced to a few enormous molars, each bearing numerous enamel ridges.
  2. tuft
    • 1964, Francis Bather, A Treatise on Zoology: The porifera and coelentera. Part 3, page 134:
      of the varieties above mentioned [...] may have one or more of its rays forked or branched like a tuft. The spicule is then said to be monolophous, dilophous, trilophous, or tetralophous according to the number of rays so affected.

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