heterodont

== English == === Etymology === From hetero- (prefix meaning ‘different’) +‎ -odont (suffix meaning ‘tooth; toothed’). Hetero- is derived from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “one or the other of two; different”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together; one”); while -odont is from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth; tusk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (“to bite”) + *-ónts (suffix forming nouns denoting body parts). By surface analysis, hetero- +‎ -odont. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɛtəɹəʊdɒnt/, /ˈhɛtɹəʊdɒnt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɛtəɹəˌdɑnt/, /ˈhɛtɹə-/, [-ɾəɹə-], [-ɾɹə-] Hyphenation: he‧te‧ro‧dont === Adjective === heterodont (not comparable) (zootomy) Having teeth of different types (like most mammals). Antonym: homodont Coordinate term: isodont (malacology) Of bivalves or their hinge teeth: having two to three wedge-shaped cardinal teeth set in the centre near the umbones, generally also with elongated lateral teeth on the anterior and posterior margins. Coordinate terms: anodont, desmodont, dysodont, isodont, pachyodont, schizodont, taxodont ==== Derived terms ==== heterodontism heterodonty ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== diphyodont monophyodont polyphyodont === Noun === heterodont (plural heterodonts) (zoology) A heterodont animal. (malacology) A heterodont bivalve. A snake of the genus Heterodon which is native to North America. ==== Derived terms ==== palaeoheterodont ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === heterodont on Wikipedia.Wikipedia hinge teeth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Heterodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Heterodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hétérodont. === Adjective === heterodont m or n (feminine singular heterodontă, masculine plural heterodonți, feminine/neuter plural heterodonte) heterodont ==== Declension ====