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heterodont meaning in Tamil

பலவினப்பல்லுள்ள

/ˈhɛtəɹəʊdɒnt/US/ˈhɛtəɹəˌdɑnt/

heterodont in Tamil: பலவினப்பல்லுள்ள. In English, heterodont means having teeth of different types (like most mammals).

Tamil words for heterodont

பலவினப்பல்லுள்ள

English meaning of heterodont

  1. adjective Having teeth of different types (like most mammals).
  2. adjective 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.
  3. noun A heterodont animal.
  4. noun A heterodont bivalve.

Full definition of heterodont

heterodont in a sentence

  • The heterodont arrangement is characteristic of the Venus clams and cockles.

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Questions about heterodont in Tamil

What is the meaning of heterodont in Tamil?
Heterodont in Tamil is பலவினப்பல்லுள்ள.
heterodont என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Heterodont: பலவினப்பல்லுள்ள.
What does heterodont mean in English?
Heterodont means having teeth of different types (like most mammals).

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: heterodont (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: heterodont (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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