pleurodont

[ ploor-uh-dont ]

/ ˈplʊər əˌdɒnt /

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.

Origin of pleurodont

First recorded in 1830–40; pleur- + -odont

Words nearby pleurodont

pleurocele, pleurocentesis, pleurocentrum, pleuroclysis, pleurodesis, pleurodont, pleurodynia, pleuroesophageal muscle, pleurogenic, pleurogenous, pleurography

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Example sentences from the Web for pleurodont

Pleurodont lizards with well-developed limbs; without temporal bony arches; postthoracic ribs united across the abdomen.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7|Various
Yet pleurodont lizards, strange to say, are found in Madagascar.
On the Genesis of Species|St. George Mivart
In their general structure the Iguanidae closely resemble the Agamidae, from which they differ mainly by the pleurodont dentition.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7|Various
These teeth are pleurodont, that is, are ankylosed by their bases and outer sides to the margin of the jaw.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

Trogonophis, Pachycalamus and Agamodon of Africa are all acrodont; the other genera are pleurodont.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pleurodont

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 jawboneSee also acrodont (def. 1)

having pleurodont teethpleurodont lizards

noun

an animal having pleurodont teeth

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单词	pleurodont
释义	pleurodont [ ploor-uh-dont ] / ˈplʊər əˌdɒnt / 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. Origin of pleurodont First recorded in 1830–40; pleur- + -odont Words nearby pleurodont pleurocele, pleurocentesis, pleurocentrum, pleuroclysis, pleurodesis, pleurodont, pleurodynia, pleuroesophageal muscle, pleurogenic, pleurogenous, pleurography Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pleurodont Pleurodont lizards with well-developed limbs; without temporal bony arches; postthoracic ribs united across the abdomen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7\|Various Yet pleurodont lizards, strange to say, are found in Madagascar. On the Genesis of Species\|St. George Mivart In their general structure the Iguanidae closely resemble the Agamidae, from which they differ mainly by the pleurodont dentition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7\|Various These teeth are pleurodont, that is, are ankylosed by their bases and outer sides to the margin of the jaw. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds Trogonophis, Pachycalamus and Agamodon of Africa are all acrodont; the other genera are pleurodont. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7\|Various British Dictionary definitions for pleurodont 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 jawboneSee also acrodont (def. 1) having pleurodont teethpleurodont lizards noun an animal having pleurodont teeth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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