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monophyodont, a. (n.) Zool.|mɒnəʊˈfaɪəʊdɒnt|
[f. Gr. µόνο-ς mono- + ϕύ-ειν to generate + ὀδοντ-, ὀδούς tooth.]
a. adj. Having only one set of teeth. Said also of the teeth.
1849–52Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. IV. 901/2 The Monophyodont character of the Cetacea. 1875Blake Zool. 47 The Cetacea are either toothless or monophyodont. 1890Fothergill Zool. Types & Classif. 179 Edentata. Teeth..are monophyodont, rootless, and without enamel.
b. n. A monophyodont animal.
1849–52Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. IV. 901/2 The ‘Monophyodonts’, or those that generate a single set of teeth. 1888Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 363. |