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monophyodont

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mono-phy-o-dont
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having only one set of teeth.

noun

Any organism with only one set of teeth.

Etymology

Ancient Greek μονοφυής (monophuḗs, “single”) (μόνος (mónos, “alone”) + φύω (phúō, “produce”)) + ὀδόντος (odóntos) (genitive of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)).

Inflected Forms

monophyodonts (plural)

Derived Forms

monophyodontism

Frequently Paired Words

diphyodont homodont polydont

Questions

What does monophyodont mean?
Having only one set of teeth.
Where does monophyodont come from?
Ancient Greek μονοφυής (monophuḗs, “single”) (μόνος (mónos, “alone”) + φύω (phúō, “produce”)) + ὀδόντος (odóntos) (genitive of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)).

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