different between pleurodont vs acrodont

pleurodont

English

Etymology

From pleuro- +? -odont.

Adjective

pleurodont (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones

Derived terms

  • subpleurodont

Noun

pleurodont (plural pleurodonts)

  1. (zoology) Any lizard with teeth of this kind.

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acrodont

English

Etymology

acro- +? -odont

Adjective

acrodont (not comparable)

  1. Having teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.

Derived terms

  • acrodontism

Translations

Noun

acrodont (plural acrodonts)

  1. 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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