Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterodontism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-erodon-tism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Having a dentition of differing teeth.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Now that all mammals are led back to a distant diphyodont stem, it is also true that the further we go back both in palingenesis and embryogenesis, the more widespread heterodontism is—all modern homodontism proving to be secondary."

Etymology

From heterodont + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: heterodont

Usage

Uncountable

Antonyms

homodontism

Questions

What does heterodontism mean?: Having a dentition of differing teeth.
Where does heterodontism come from?: From heterodont + -ism.

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