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HETERODONT

\hˈɛtɹə͡ʊdˌɒnt], \hˈɛtɹə‍ʊdˌɒnt], \h_ˈɛ_t_ɹ_əʊ_d_ˌɒ_n_t]\

Definitions of HETERODONT

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Having the teeth differentiated for various purposes.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

Having teeth of different sorts, incisors, bicuspids, molars. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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