Acrodont

Synonyms for "acrodont" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
border toothcrest attacheddental pattern

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
dentition typeedge attachedjaw edge tooth

Related words (5)

Noun(5 words)
jaw margin dentitionmarginal toothsocketlesstoothtooth arrangement

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More general

13 entries
anatomical descriptoranatomical termanimalanimate beingbeastbrutecreaturedental attachment typedental morphologydentitionfaunatoothtooth arrangement

More specific

6 entries
acrodont dentitionacrodont toothfish acrodont dentitionfish toothlizard acrodont dentitionlizard tooth

Collocations

9 entries
acrodont conditionacrodont dentitionacrodont jawacrodont jaw edgeacrodont morphologyacrodont patternacrodont teethacrodont toothacrodont tooth edge

Inflections

3 entries
acrodontsmore acrodontmost acrodont

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

The known skeletal remains of Longisquama lack any other diagnostic archosaurian characters [the furcula mentioned by Jones et al. consists of paired clavicles, as Sharov originally noted], but they exhibit two features, acrodont teeth and an interclavicle ( 3 ), that are typical of lepidosaurs.

Source: wiktionary

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