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Diphyodont vs Heterodont - What's the difference?

diphyodont | heterodont |

As adjectives the difference between diphyodont and heterodont

is that diphyodont is having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other while heterodont is having teeth of different types (like most mammals.

As nouns the difference between diphyodont and heterodont

is that diphyodont is any creature with two successive sets of teeth while heterodont is a heterodont animal.

diphyodont

English

Adjective

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  • (anatomy) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.
    • a diphyodont''' mammal; '''diphyodont dentition

    Related terms

    * monophyodont

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.

    • heterodont

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (zoology) Having teeth of different types (like most mammals)

    • Related terms

    * heterodonty

    Noun

    (wikipedia heterodont) (Heterodon) (Heterodon) (en noun)
  • (zoology) A heterodont animal
  • A North American snake of the genus