Heterodontus
noun
Het·er·odon·tus
\-təs\
Definition of Heterodontus
: the type genus of Heterodontidae including most recent representatives of the family — see port jackson shark
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Origin and Etymology of heterodontus
New Latin, from heter- + -odontus (from Greek odont-, odōn tooth) — more at tooth
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