diacranterian

adjective

di·​a·​cran·​te·​ri·​an

¦dīəˌkran¦tirēən

variants or less commonly diacranteric

-¦terik

: having the back teeth separated by an interval from the front ones

the hognose snake is diacranterian

—opposed to syncranterian

Word History

Etymology

dia- + Greek krantēres wisdom teeth + English -ian or -ic

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