HETERODONT
Etymology
Adjective
heterodont (comparative more heterodont, superlative most heterodont)
(zoology) Having teeth of different types (like most mammals)
(zoology) Of hinge teeth: having two to three wedge-shaped cardinal teeth set in the center near the umbones, generally also with elongated lateral teeth on the anterior and posterior margins.
Noun
heterodont (plural heterodonts)
(zoology) A heterodont animal
A North American snake of the genus Heterodon
Source: Wiktionary
Het"er*o*dont, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont.
Het"er*o*dont, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any animal with heterodont dentition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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