polyphyodont

British

/ ˌpɒlɪˈfaɪəʊˌdɒnt /

adjective

having many successive sets of teeth, as fishes and other lower vertebrates Compare diphyodont

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Etymology

Origin of polyphyodont

C19: from Greek poluphuēs manifold (from polu- _poly- + phuē growth) + _-odont

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