Sig"mo*dont (?), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?; sigma
(&?;) + &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, a tooth.] (Zoöl.) Any
one of a tribe (Sigmodontes) of rodents which includes all the
indigenous rats and mice of America. So called from the form of the
ridges of enamel on the crowns of the worn molars. Also used
adjectively.
Sig"mo*dont (?), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?; sigma
(&?;) + &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, a tooth.] (Zoöl.) Any
one of a tribe (Sigmodontes) of rodents which includes all the
indigenous rats and mice of America. So called from the form of the
ridges of enamel on the crowns of the worn molars. Also used
adjectively.