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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of mandible in the coleopterous family Lucanidæ which exhibits the simplest development.
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Amphiodont: applied to those forms of male Lucanids bearing mandibles of medium size, between teleodont and priodont;
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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