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My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts) Wed Dec 31, 2014, 07:41 AM Dec 2014

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xanthodont

xanthodont n. one having yellow teeth
(pictured: muskrat skull)

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xanthodont (Original Post) My Good Babushka Dec 2014 OP

I learned something today. Does the term apply to all species ? BlueJazz Dec 2014 #1

I think it actually means a person with yellow teeth My Good Babushka Dec 2014 #2

ew. vampires. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #3

I clicked on this thinking it was the opposite of a "Xanthodu" Coventina Dec 2014 #4

BlueJazz

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1. I learned something today. Does the term apply to all species ?

Reply to My Good Babushka (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2014, 07:52 AM

Dec 2014

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My Good Babushka

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2. I think it actually means a person with yellow teeth

Reply to BlueJazz (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 31, 2014, 08:25 AM

Dec 2014

but this muskrat skull looked very nice.
Actually, I don't know if it means all species.
Maybe someone else will elaborate with more taxonomic knowledge than I have.

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Tuesday Afternoon

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3. ew. vampires.

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Wed Dec 31, 2014, 02:26 PM

Dec 2014

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Coventina

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4. I clicked on this thinking it was the opposite of a "Xanthodu"

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Wed Dec 31, 2014, 03:51 PM

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