| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fīəˌdänt adjective
Etymology: Greek monophyēs single (from mon- + -phyēs, from phyein to bring forth) + odont-, odous tooth — more at be , tooth
: having but one set of teeth of which none are replaced at a later stage of growth — opposed to diphyodont ; distinguished from polyphyodont