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The dentition is heterodont in a few reptiles and the majority of mammals. ... Carnivora have the teeth rooted and markedly diphyodont and heterodont. ... The Primates have a diphyodont and heterodont dentition, generally of an omnivorous type, with cheek teeth adapted for grinding.
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In anatomy, a heterodont (from Greek, meaning "different teeth") is an animal which possesses more than a single tooth morphology. ... In vertebrates, however, heterodont pertains to animals where teeth are differentiated into different forms such as incisors, canines, premolars, and molars.
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