Diphyodont Definition

dī-fīə-dŏnt
adjective
Developing two consecutive sets of teeth, as most mammals do.
Webster's New World
noun
Any creature with two successive sets of teeth.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Diphyodont

Noun

Singular:
diphyodont
Plural:
diphyodonts

Origin of Diphyodont

  • From Greek diphuēs double (di- two di–1) phuein to grow bheuə- in Indo-European roots –odont

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ancient Greek διφυής (diphuēs, “double”) + ὀδόντος (odontos) (genitive of ὀδούς (odous, “tooth”)).

    From Wiktionary

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to diphyodont using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

DDIDIP

Words Ending With

TNTONT

Unscrambles

diphyodont

Words Starting With D and Ending With T

Starts With D & Ends With TStarts With DI & Ends With TStarts With D & Ends With NT

Word Length

10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With D10 Letter Words Ending With T