SINCE 1828
heterodont
adjective
het·er·odont
| \ ˈhet-ər-ə-ˌdänt
\
\
Medical Definition of heterodont
(Entry 1 of 2)
: having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars
heterodont mammals
— compare homodont
heterodont
nounMedical Definition of heterodont (Entry 2 of 2)
: any animal (as a human) with heterodont dentition
Comments on heterodont
What made you want to look up heterodont? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
What did you just call me?! A Quiz
-
- If a member of the audience describes your speech as bombastic, does that person mean it is:
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share heterodont
Resources for heterodont