polyodont

adjective or noun

see polyodon

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polyodont, a. and n. Zool.

(ˈpɒlɪədɒnt)

[ad. mod.L. Polyodon, -ont- (Lacépède 1798), generic name, ad. Gr. πολυόδους, -οδοντ- having many teeth, f. πολυ-, poly- + ὀδοντ- stem of ὄδους tooth; so F. polyodonte.]

a. adj. Having many teeth; spec. belonging to the genus Polyodon or family Polyodontidæ of fishes, which in the young state have numerous crowded teeth. b. n. A fish of this genus or family.