Heterodont vs. Diphyodont
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Difference Between Heterodont and Diphyodont
Heterodontadjective
(zootomy) Having teeth of different types (like most mammals).
Diphyodontadjective
(anatomy) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other.
a diphyodont mammal; diphyodont dentitionHeterodontadjective
(malacology) Of bivalves or their hinge teeth: having two to three wedge-shaped cardinal teeth set in the centre 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.Diphyodontnoun
Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.
Heterodontnoun
(zoology) A heterodont animal.
Heterodontnoun
(malacology) A heterodont bivalve.
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Heterodontnoun
A snake of the genus Heterodon which is native to North America.
