schizodont
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
schizodont (not comparable)
- (zoology) Having reverse V-shaped scissurate hinge teeth, and often an elongated lateral tooth.
- The schizodont arrangement is found in most unionids.
Noun[edit]
schizodont (plural schizodonts)
- (zoology) An organism having hinge teeth of this kind.