(of the teeth of some reptiles) having no roots and being fused at the base to the margin of the jawbones
See also pleurodont (sense 1)
2.
having acrodont teeth
Word origin
C19: from acro- + -odont
acrodont in American English
(ˈækrəˌdɑnt)
adjective
Zoology
having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws
Derived forms
acrodontism
noun
Word origin
[1840–50; acr- + -odont]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: colloid, creationism, plaque, striation, warmup-odont is a combining form meaning “having teeth” of the kind or number specified by theinitial element. Other words that use the affix -odont include: creodont, labyrinthodont, loxodont, orthodontics, pedodontics
Examples of 'acrodont' in a sentence
acrodont
This issue was addressed by sequencing complete mitochondrial genomes from 10 species that represent major lineages of acrodont lizards.
Okajima Yasuhisa, Kumazawa Yoshinori 2010, 'Mitochondrial genomes of acrodont lizards: timing of gene rearrangements and phylogeneticand biogeographic implications', BMC Evolutionary Biologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/141. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Acrodont dentition and various characteristics attributed to it, including a lack of replacement, have often been defined ambiguously.
Yara Haridy 2018, 'Histological analysis of post-eruption tooth wear adaptations, and ontogenetic changesin tooth implantation in the acrodontan squamate Pogona vitticeps', PeerJhttps://peerj.com/articles/5923.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In this study the post-eruption changes combined with dental wear likely gives the appearance of acrodont implantation.
Yara Haridy 2018, 'Histological analysis of post-eruption tooth wear adaptations, and ontogenetic changesin tooth implantation in the acrodontan squamate Pogona vitticeps', PeerJhttps://peerj.com/articles/5923.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)