DIPHYODONT

Etymology

Adjective

diphyodont (not comparable)

(anatomy) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.

Noun

diphyodont (plural diphyodonts)

Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.

Source: Wiktionary


Diph"y*o*dont, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other; as, a diphyodont mammal; diphyodont dentition; -- opposed to monophyodont.

– n.

Definition: An animal having two successive sets of teeth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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