diphyodont
adjective
di·phy·odont
(ˌ)dī-ˈfī-ə-ˌdänt 
: marked by the successive development of deciduous and permanent sets of teeth
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diphyodont
1 of 2 adjective
di·phy·odont
(ˈ)dī-ˈfī-ə-ˌdänt
: marked by the successive development of deciduous and permanent sets of teeth
humans are diphyodont mammals
a diphyodont dentition
compare monophyodont, polyphyodont
diphyodont
2 of 2 noun
: a diphyodont animal
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