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pleurodont
[ ploor-uh-dont ]
adjective
- fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.
- having teeth so fused or attached, as certain lizards.
noun
- a pleurodont animal.
pleurodont
/ ˈplʊərəʊˌdɒnt /
adjective
- (of the teeth of some reptiles) having no roots and being fused by their lateral sides only to the inner surface of the jawbone See also acrodont
- having pleurodont teeth
pleurodont lizards
noun
- an animal having pleurodont teeth
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pleurodont1
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Example Sentences
These teeth are pleurodont, that is, are ankylosed by their bases and outer sides to the margin of the jaw.
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In their general structure the Iguanidae closely resemble the Agamidae, from which they differ mainly by the pleurodont dentition.
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Pleurodont lizards with well-developed limbs; without temporal bony arches; postthoracic ribs united across the abdomen.
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Trogonophis, Pachycalamus and Agamodon of Africa are all acrodont; the other genera are pleurodont.
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Yet pleurodont lizards, strange to say, are found in Madagascar.
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