Definitions for Heterodont
het·erodont

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1. heterodontnoun

   A heterodont animal

2. heterodontnoun

   A North American snake of the genus Heterodon

3. heterodontadjective

   Having teeth of different types (like most mammals)

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Heterodontadjective

   having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont

2. Heterodontnoun

   any animal with heterodont dentition

3. Etymology: [Hetero- + Gr. , a tooth.]

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1. Heterodont

   The anatomical term heterodont refers to animals which possess more than a single tooth morphology. For example, members of the Synapsida generally possess incisors, canines, premolars, and molars. The presence of heterodont dentition is evidence of some degree of feeding/hunting specialization in a species. By contrast, homodont dentition is the plesiomorphic state for vertebrates, and is common in elasmobranchs, bony fish, amphibians, and most reptiles. Within the Sauropsida, there are occasionally cases of heterodonty, in some forms of pterosaurs, lizards, and dinosaurs, for example. The term heterodont can also refer to members of the Subclass Heterodonta of the Class Bivalvia. The name refers to the differentiated hinge teeth which hold together the valves of the shell.

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1. Heterodont

   het′er-o-dont, adj. having different kinds of teeth:—opposed to Homodont.—n.pl. Heterodont′a, an order of bivalves with hinge-teeth (cardinal and lateral) fitting into corresponding cavities in the opposite valve. [Gr. heteros, other, odous, odont-, a tooth.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Heterodont in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Heterodont in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Heterodont
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Heterodont
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Heterodont
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Heterodont