Definition of Diphiodont
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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