polyphyodont

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced.

Word forms

polyphyodont polyphyodonts

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”) + φύω (phúō, “produce”) + ὀδόντος (odóntos) (genitive of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)).

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