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polyphyodont

/ ˌpɒlɪˈfaɪəʊˌdɒnt /

adjective

  1. having many successive sets of teeth, as fishes and other lower vertebrates Compare diphyodont
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of polyphyodont1

C19: from Greek poluphuēs manifold (from polu- poly- + phuē growth) + -odont

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