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diacranterian
adjective
di·a·cran·te·ri·an
\¦dīəˌkran¦tirēən\
variants: less commonly
diacranteric
\-¦terik\Definition of diacranterian
: having the back teeth separated by an interval from the front ones the hognose snake is diacranterian —opposed to syncranterian
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Origin and Etymology of diacranterian
dia- + Greek krantēres wisdom teeth + English -ian or -ic
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