Heterodontism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Heterodontism is a noun meaning (zoology) Having a dentition of differing teeth.
Meaning
(zoology) Having a dentition of differing teeth.
Example Sentences
Now that all mammals are led back to a distant diphyodont stem, it is also true that the further we go back both in palingenesis and embryogenesis, the more widespread heterodontism is—all modern homodontism proving to be secondary.
Antonyms for heterodontism
Common opposites include homodontism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heterodont, homodontism, homodont, isodont, schizodont, pachyodont.
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