OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 19489

heterodont

/ˈhɛtəɹəʊdɒnt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
heterodonto
Having teeth of different types (like most mammals).
"On the Homologies and Notation of the Teeth of Mammalia," by W[illiam] H[enry] Flower, F.R.S. […] The classification and special homologies of the teeth of the heterodont mammals…
The adaptation of the form of the teeth on both sides to this position, and the accurate adjustment of their contiguous surfaces, shows that it is a natural conformation. They are,…
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