Diph″y‐o‐dont (?), a. [Gr. � double (δι- = δίσ- twice + � to produce) + οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.