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Definition: Diphyodont
Diphyodont
\Diph"y*o*dont\, a. [Gr. ? double (di- = di`s- twice
+ ? to produce) + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Anat.)
Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and
permanent), one succeeding the other; as, a diphyodont
mammal; diphyodont dentition; -- opposed to
monophyodont.
-- n. An animal having two successive sets of teeth.
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