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Thesaurus: heterodont

Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont.

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  1. a. Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont.
  2. n. Any animal with heterodont dentition.
  3. Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont. Any animal with heterodont dentition.
  4. Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, andmolars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont.
  5. a. Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont. n. Any animal with heterodont dentition.