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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