'Diphyodont' definitions:

Definition of 'Diphyodont'

From: GCIDE

Diphyodont \Diph"y*o*dont\, a. [Gr. ? double (di- = di`s- twice + ? to produce) + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Anat.) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other; as, a diphyodont mammal; diphyodont dentition; -- opposed to monophyodont. -- n. An animal having two successive sets of teeth. [1913 Webster]