polyphyodont

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced.
    — Elephants and manatees are unusual among mammals because they are polyphyodonts. Most mammals are diphyodonts, replacing their teeth only once in their lives.

词形变化

polyphyodonts plural

词源

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”) + φύω (phúō, “produce”) + ὀδόντος (odóntos) (genitive of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)).
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