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PLEURODONT
pleurodont
(noun) an animal having teeth fused with the inner surface of the alveolar ridge without sockets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pleurodont (not comparable)
(zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones
Noun
pleurodont (plural pleurodonts)
(zoology) Any lizard with teeth of this kind.
Source: Wiktionary
Pleu"ro*dont, a. Etym: [Pleuro- + Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: Having the teeth consolidated with the inner edge of the jaw, as in some lizards.
Pleu"ro*dont, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any lizard having pleurodont teeth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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