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Heterodont

Het′er-o-dont

,
Adj.
[
Hetero-
+ Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK] a tooth.]
(Anat.)
Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; – opposed to homodont.

Het′er-o-dont

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
Any animal with heterodont dentition.

Definition 2024


heterodont

heterodont

English

Adjective

heterodont (comparative more heterodont, superlative most heterodont)

  1. (zoology) Having teeth of different types (like most mammals)

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Noun

Wikispecies heterodont (plural heterodonts)

  1. (zoology) A heterodont animal
  2. A North American snake of the genus Heterodon

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