isodont

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English

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Etymology

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iso- +‎ -odont

Adjective

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isodont (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Having teeth of equal length.
  2. (zoology) Having hinge teeth with lateral tubercles and sockets on either side of a thick ligament (the resilium).
    The isodont arrangement is typical of the oysters and scallops.

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Noun

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isodont (plural isodonts)

  1. (zoology) Any organism with teeth of equal length.

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