Diphyodont

A diphyodont is any animal with two successive sets of teeth, initially the deciduous set and consecutively the permanent set. Most mammals are diphyodonts—as to chew their food they need a strong, durable and complete set of teeth. Diphyodonts contrast with polyphyodonts, whose teeth are constantly replaced. Diphyodonts also differ from monophyodonts, which are animals who have only one set of teeth that do not change over a long period of growth. Manatees, elephants and kangaroos differ from most other mammals because they are polyphyodonts. [[Category:Uncategorized

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