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diphyodonty

diphyodonty noun: the condition, in some animals, of having only one set of replacement teeth following a first erupted set.

Noun

diphyodonty (uncountable)

  1. The condition, in some animals, of having only one set of replacement teeth following a first erupted set.

Origin of diphyodonty

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

Questions about diphyodonty

What does diphyodonty mean?
Diphyodonty means the condition, in some animals, of having only one set of replacement teeth following a first erupted set.
What part of speech is diphyodonty?
Diphyodonty is a noun.

Words near diphyodonty in the dictionary

  1. diphyllobothroid
  2. diphylloside
  3. diphyllous
  4. diphyodont
  5. diphyodonts
  6. diphyodonty
  7. diphyozooid
  8. diphyozooids
  9. Diphysite
  10. Diphysites
  11. diphytanoyl

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