diphyodont
Meanings
adj
- Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.
noun
- Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek διφυής (diphuḗs, “double”) + ὀδόντος (odóntos) (genitive of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)).
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