Definition of Heterodont. Meaning of Heterodont. Synonyms of Heterodont

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Definition of Heterodont

Heterodont
Heterodont Het"er*o*dont, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ?, ? a tooth.] (Anat.) Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont.
Heterodont
Heterodont Het"er*o*dont, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any animal with heterodont dentition.

Meaning of Heterodont from wikipedia

- a heterodont (from Gr****, meaning 'different teeth') is an animal which possesses more than a single tooth morphology. Human dentition is heterodont and...
- Rudists are a group of extinct box-, tube- or ring-shaped marine heterodont bivalves belonging to the order Hippuritida that arose during the Late Jur****ic...
- and the first lower molar teeth. Like most mammals, the dentition is heterodont, though in some species, such as the aardwolf (Proteles cristata), the...
- pairs of long and slender teeth to each side of both jaws. Dentition is heterodont, meaning that the teeth differ in shape and length, with differing functions...
- is characteristic of the Chamidae, the jewel boxes. Chamidae hinge The heterodont hinge has two to three wedge-shaped cardinal teeth set in the center near...
- Diceras is an extinct genus of fossil sal****er clams, marine heterodont bivalve molluscs. These bivalves were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders...
- of a duck. The teeth vary greatly between different genera. Many have heterodont dentitions that vary in shape across the jaw. Often, there are large canine-like...
- increase in the diversity of bivalve species occurred, and the dysodont, heterodont, and taxodont dentitions evolved. By the Early Silurian, the gills were...
- Spirula. The teeth may be homodont (i.e. similar in form across a row), heterodont (otherwise), or ctenodont (comb-like). Their height, width and number...
- collected by Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden. The teeth of Deinodon were slightly heterodont, and the holotype of Aublysodon can probably be ****igned to Deinodon....