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heterodontnoun
A heterodont animal
heterodontnoun
A North American snake of the genus Heterodon
heterodontadjective
Having teeth of different types (like most mammals)
Webster Dictionary
Heterodontadjective
having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont
Heterodontnoun
any animal with heterodont dentition
Etymology: [Hetero- + Gr. , a tooth.]
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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.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of heterodont in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of heterodont in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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