isodont

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adjective

Having teeth of equal length.

“The isodont arrangement is typical of the oysters and scallops.”

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Meanings

adjectiveisodont (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving teeth of equal length.
  2. not comparablebiologyHaving 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.

nounisodont (plural isodonts)

plural isodonts

  1. biologyAny organism with teeth of equal length.

Origin

From is- + -odont.

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APA

isodont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isodont

MLA

“isodont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isodont. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isodont,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isodont.

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