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polyphyodonts

polyphyodonts is the plural of polyphyodont.

Meaning of polyphyodont

Noun

polyphyodont (plural polyphyodonts)

  1. Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced.
    • Elephants and manatees are unusual among mammals because they are polyphyodonts. Most mammals are diphyodonts, replacing their teeth only once in their lives.

Questions about polyphyodonts

What is polyphyodonts the plural of?
Polyphyodonts is the plural of polyphyodont.

Words near polyphyodonts in the dictionary

  1. polyphyllous
  2. polyphylly
  3. polyphylogeny
  4. polyphyly
  5. polyphyodont
  6. polyphyodonts
  7. polyphyodonty
  8. polypi
  9. polypian
  10. polypiarian
  11. polypiarians

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