polyphyodont

/ ˌpɒlɪˈfaɪəʊˌdɒnt /

adjective

1. See diphyodont
   having many successive sets of teeth, as fishes and other lower vertebrates Compare diphyodont

Word History and Origins

Origin of polyphyodont¹

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