diphyodont

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.
noun
  1. Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.

Word forms

diphyodont diphyodonts

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διφυής (diphuḗs, “double”) + ὀδόντος (odóntos) (genitive of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)).

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