heterodont

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Adjective

heterodont

1. (zoology) Having teeth of different types (like most mammals)
2. (zoology) Of hinge teeth: having two to three wedge-shaped cardinal teeth set in the center near the umbones, generally also with elongated lateral teeth on the anterior and posterior margins.

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

Related terms

• heterodonty

Translations

• Italian: eterodonte

Noun

heterodont (plural heterodonts)

1. (zoology) A heterodont animal
2. A North American snake of the genus Heterodon

Translations

• Italian: eterodonte

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