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Heterodont
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Meaning
Adj
●
In Animal body parts:
Having
teeth
of different types (like most mammals).
●
In Malacology:
Of
bivalves
or their
hinge
teeth
: having two to three
wedge-shaped
cardinal
teeth
set in
the
centre
near
the
umbones
,
generally
also with
elongated
lateral
teeth
on the
anterior
and
posterior
margins.
Noun
●
In Zoology:
A
heterodont
animal.
●
In Malacology & Zoology:
A
heterodont
animal.
A
heterodont
bivalve.
●
In Colubrid snakes:
A
snake
of the
genus
Heterodon which is
native
to North America.
Sourced from
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Origin
heterodont
English
-dont
English
hetero-
English
ἕτερος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Homodont
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