Word: heterodont
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: het
er
o
dont
Definition: Of bivalves or their hinge teeth: having two to three wedge-shaped cardinal teeth set in the centre near the umbones, generally also with elongated lateral teeth on the anterior and posterior margins.
Morphemes:
Affix: hetero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: other, different
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἕτερος
Language: grc
Decoded: eteros
Meaning: other, another, different
Affix: -odont
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: tooth; toothed
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀδούς
Language: grc
Decoded: odous
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tooth, tusk