diphyodont

adjective di·phy·odont \(ˌ)dī-ˈfī-ə-ˌdänt\

Definition of DIPHYODONT

: marked by the successive development of deciduous and permanent sets of teeth

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1854

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