Isodont
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Isodont is an adjective meaning (zoology) Having teeth of equal length.
Meaning
(zoology) Having teeth of equal length.
More Meanings
- (zoology) Having hinge teeth with lateral tubercles and sockets on either side of a thick ligament (the resilium).
- (zoology) Any organism with teeth of equal length.
Example Sentences
The isodont arrangement is typical of the oysters and scallops.
Word Forms
- isodonts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anisodont, heterodont, isognathous, opisthodont, secodont, orthomegodont.
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