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polyphyodont
/ ˌpɒlɪˈfaɪəʊˌdɒnt /
adjective
- See diphyodonthaving many successive sets of teeth, as fishes and other lower vertebrates Compare diphyodont
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Word History and Origins
Origin of polyphyodont1
C19: from Greek poluphuēs manifold (from polu- poly- + phuē growth) + -odont
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