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Teeth are replaced once (almost all mammals including humans)

Diphyodonty

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No replacement (murids)

Monophyodonty

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New teeth grow throughout their life (kangaroos, elephants, manatees)

Polyphyodonty

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Lagomorphes vs rodents? What are rabbits

Lagomorphes: only have one layer of enamel that surrounds the incisors (unpigmented)

Rodents: have a double layered, pigmented layer of enamel that covers only the front part of the incisors.

Rabbits (oryctolagus cuniculus) are Lagomorphes

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