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heterodont adj

(zootomy) Having teeth of different types (like most mammals). (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. heterodont n (zoology) A heterodont animal. (malacology) A heterodont bivalve. A snake of the genus Heterodon which is native to North America.

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