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Meaning of diphyodont
diphyodont (a.)
Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other; as, a diphyodont mammal; diphyodont dentition; -- opposed to monophyodont.
diphyodont (n.)
An animal having two successive sets of teeth.
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Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other; as, a diphyodont mammal; diphyodont dentition; -- opposed to monophyodo
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Diphyodont dentition refers to the presence of two successive sets of teeth in a lifetime.
Humans are diphyodont, meaning they have both deciduous and permanent teeth.
Deciduous teeth, also known as baby teeth, are the first set of diphyodont teeth to erupt.
Permanent teeth replace deciduous teeth in a process known as the diphyodont transition.
