different between pleurodont vs acrodont
pleurodont
English
Etymology
From pleuro- +? -odont.
Adjective
pleurodont (not comparable)
- (zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones
Derived terms
- subpleurodont
Noun
pleurodont (plural pleurodonts)
- (zoology) Any lizard with teeth of this kind.
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acrodont
English
Etymology
acro- +? -odont
Adjective
acrodont (not comparable)
- Having teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.
Derived terms
- acrodontism
Translations
Noun
acrodont (plural acrodonts)
- One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge
References
- acrodont in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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