Polyphyodont vs Polyphyodonty - What's the difference?
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Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced.
The condition of having teeth that are continually being lost and replaced
Polyphyodont is a related term of polyphyodonty.
As nouns the difference between polyphyodont and polyphyodonty
is that polyphyodont is any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced while polyphyodonty is the condition of having teeth that are continually being lost and replaced.polyphyodont
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(en noun) (wikipedia polyphyodont)- Elephants and manatees are unusual among mammals because they are polyphyodonts . Most mammals are diphyodonts, replacing their teeth only once in their lives.