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Meaning of "heterodont" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HETERODONT

heterodont  [ˈhɛtərəˌdɒnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HETERODONT

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heterodont is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HETERODONT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heterodont

The anatomical term heterodont refers to animals which possess more than a single tooth morphology. For example, members of the Synapsida generally possess incisors, canines, premolars, and molars. The presence of heterodont dentition is evidence of some degree of feeding/hunting specialization in a species. In contrast, homodont dentition refers to a set of teeth that possess the same tooth morphology. The term heterodont can also refer to members of the Subclass Heterodonta of the Class Bivalvia. The name refers to the differentiated hinge teeth which hold together the valves of the shell.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HETERODONT


acrodont
ˈækrəˌdɒnt
bunodont
ˈbjuːnəˌdɒnt
creodont
ˈkriːəˌdɒnt
cynodont
ˈsaɪnəˌdɒnt
cyprinodont
sɪˈprɪnəˌdɒnt
dicynodont
daɪˈsɪnəˌdɒnt
glyptodont
ˈɡlɪptəˌdɒnt
homodont
ˈhəʊməˌdɒnt
labyrinthodont
ˌlæbəˈrɪnθəˌdɒnt
lophodont
ˈləʊfəˌdɒnt
machairodont
məˈkaɪrəˌdɒnt
macrodont
ˈmækrəˌdɒnt
mastodont
ˈmæstəˌdɒnt
oreodont
ˈɔːrɪəˌdɒnt
secodont
ˈsekəˌdɒnt
selenodont
sɪˈliːnəˌdɒnt
sphenodont
ˈsfiːnəˌdɒnt
stegodont
ˈstɛɡəˌdɒnt
thecodont
ˈθiːkəˌdɒnt
zeuglodont
ˈzjuːɡləˌdɒnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HETERODONT

heteroclite
heteroclitic
heteroclitous
heterocont
heterocycle
heterocyclic
heterocyst
heterocystous
heterodactyl
heterodactylous
heterodox
heterodoxy
heteroduplex
heterodyne
heteroecious
heteroecism
heteroflexible
heterogamete
heterogametic
heterogamety

WORDS THAT END LIKE HETERODONT

conodont
diphyodont
diprotodont
isodont
microdont
monodont
monophyodont
pleurodont
polyphyodont
polyprotodont
rhynchodont
zalambdodont
zygodont

Synonyms and antonyms of heterodont in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heterodont» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HETERODONT

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Translator English - Chinese

heterodont
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

heterodont
570 millions of speakers

English

heterodont
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

heterodont
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متغاير الأسنان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

heterodont
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heterodontes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

heterodont
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hétérodonte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heterodont
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

heterodont
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

heterodont
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

heterodont
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heterodont
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

heterodont
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பலவினப்பல்லுள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेटरोडॉंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Heterodont
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

heterodont
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heterodont
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

heterodont
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heterodont
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

heterodont
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heterodont
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heterodonta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heterodont
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heterodont

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HETERODONT»

The term «heterodont» is used very little and occupies the 178.003 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HETERODONT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heterodont

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HETERODONT»

Discover the use of heterodont in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heterodont and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Essentials of Physical Anthropology
This varied pat— tern, termed a heterodont dentition, is reflected in the ancestral ( primitive) mammalian arrangement of teeth, a REPTILIAN (alligator): homodont A Figure 5-13 Reptilian and mammalian teeth. Neocortex Cerebrum Cerebellum ...
Robert Jurmain, Lynn Kilgore, Wenda Trevathan, 2012
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Competition Science Vision
Differentiation. (Shape). of. Teeth. Morphologically, teeth can be distinguished as homodont or heterodont. ... Heterodont. • Mammalian teeth are characteristically heterodont, i.e., teeth are dissimilar in shape and size. • Teeth are ...
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Competition Science Vision
Differentiation (Shape) of Teeth Morphologically, teeth can be distinguished as homodont or heterodont. Homodont ○ In certain vertebrates other than mammals , all the teeth are similar in shape and size. They are called homodont or isodont.
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Applied Palaeontology
The palaeoheterodonts are an extant, Ordovician–Recent, group characterised by heterodont to schizodont dentition. They are freshwater to marine. Palaeoheterodonts are exemplified by the heterodont modiomorphioid Modiolopsis, the ...
Robert Wynn Jones, 2006
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The Fossil Book: A Record of Prehistoric Life
Bivalves in this group have either heterodont or schizodont teeth in the hinge area. Heterodonts generally have two or three large (cardinal) teeth just below the umbo, and long lateral teeth both in front of and behind the cardinal teeth.
Pat Vickers Rich, Thomas H. V. Rich, 1989
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Biology of Mammals
Heterodont When teeth are arranged in groups which differ in shape and function ; the term heterodont is applied to this dentition. Most vertebrates below mammals that possess teeth have homodont teeth. However, there are several kinds of ...
D.R. Khanna, P. R. Yadav, 2005
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Ichthyology Handbook
Fig. 7.21 Pharyngeal teeth. example of polymorphism in the pharyngeal jaw apparatus in South American cichlids. Distinctly heterodont dentitions are found in certain bony fish, the sheep's head fish, Sargus, being a good example (Fig. 7.22).
B.G. Kapoor, Bhavna Khanna, 2004
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Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals
Early mysticetes and odon- tocetes are similar to archaeocetes in that they are heterodont, with a morphological gradient from conical, single-rooted anterior teeth to triangular (or rounded) multi-rooted cheek teeth with accessory denticles. 1.
William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, J. G.M. Thewissen, 2009
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Human Evolution: An Introduction to Mans Adaptations
The mammal's heterodont dentition, in which different teeth have different shapes and functions, arose from the reptilian homodont dentition, in which the teeth were similar in shape and function (Fig. 3.3). The reptile jaw and homodont ...
Bernard Grant Campbell
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development
Control of tooth shape and position The mammalian dentition, unlike that of most fish, amphibians, and reptiles, is heterodont, namely having different- shaped teeth along the jaws. From mesial to lateral (i.e. front to back) of each side of the ...
Stanley J. Ulijaszek, Francis E. Johnston, Michael A. Preece, 1998

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HETERODONT»

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Latest-known diadectomorph discovered from the Upper Permian of …
Alveusdectes fenestralis is distinguished as a diadectomorph in early tetrapods for heterodont dentition with anterior procumbent anterior teeth, ... «Phys.Org, May 15»
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Phytosaurs, (mostly) gharial-snouted reptiles of the Triassic, part I
Phytosaurs are heterodont, with (typically) two pairs of elongate teeth at the slightly down-turned, sometimes slightly expanded, snout tip, ... «Scientific American, Nov 14»
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Reviving Heterodontosaurus
Heterodontosaurus, like its close relatives, had a toolkit of different teeth (or a “heterodont dentition) in its mouth that would have allowed the ... «Smithsonian, Oct 12»

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