MONOPHYODONT

Etymology

Adjective

monophyodont (not comparable)

(biology) Having only one set of teeth.

Noun

monophyodont (plural monophyodonts)

(biology) Any organism with only one set of teeth.

Source: Wiktionary


Mon`o*phy"o*dont, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: Having but one set of teeth; -- opposed to diphyodont.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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