Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having only one set of teeth: opposed to diphyodont and polyphyodont.
- noun An animal having only one set of teeth.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Having but one set of teeth; -- opposed to
diphyodont .
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- adjective biology Having only one set of
teeth . - noun biology Any
organism with only one set ofteeth .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek μονοφυής (monophuēs, "single") (μόνος (monos, "alone") + φύω (phuō, "produce")) + ὀδόντος (odontos) (genitive of ὀδούς (odous, "tooth")).
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