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heterodont

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heterodont [ˈhɛtərəˌdɒnt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of most mammals) having teeth of different types Compare homodont


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Sphaeriid and Corbiculid clam represent separate Heterodont bivalve radiations into freshwater environments.
Sphaeriid and corbiculid clam represent separate heterodont bivalve radiations into freshwater environments.
The life cycle of Baccigerinae involves a heterodont bivalve, which acts as first intermediate host, some representative of gelatinous plankton or a crustacean usually act as second intermediate hosts and fishes are the definitive host (Bray 1988).
 
 
 
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