Acrodont
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge
- 2 an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Having teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge. not-comparable
"Pleurodont lizards are such as have the teeth attached by their sides {148} to the inner surface of the jaw, in contradistinction to acrodont lizards, which have the bases of their teeth anchylosed to the summit of the margin of the jaw."
Example
More examples"Pleurodont lizards are such as have the teeth attached by their sides {148} to the inner surface of the jaw, in contradistinction to acrodont lizards, which have the bases of their teeth anchylosed to the summit of the margin of the jaw."
Etymology
From acr- + -odont.
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