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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