Home › Words › P › polyphyodontpolyphyodontpolyphyodont means any animal whose teeth are continuously replaced.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, polyphyodont ranks #9,199 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”) + φύω (phúō, “produce”) + ὀδόντος (odóntos) (genitive of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)).nounAny animal whose teeth are continuously replaced.e.g.“Elephants and manatees are unusual among mammals because they are polyphyodonts. Most mammals are diphyodonts, replacing their teeth only once in their lives.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).