schizodont
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]schizodont (not comparable)
- (zoology) Having reverse V-shaped scissurate hinge teeth, and often an elongated lateral tooth.
- The schizodont arrangement is found in most unionids.
Noun
[edit]schizodont (plural schizodonts)
- (zoology) An organism having hinge teeth of this kind.