DIPHYODONT

Diph″y‐o‐dont (?), a. [[Gr. � double (δι- = δίσ- twice + � to produce) + οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, tooth.]] (Anat.) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other; as, a diphyodont mammal; diphyodont dentition; — opposed to monophyodont. — n. An animal having two successive sets of teeth.