pleurodont

pleu·ro·dont

P0373500 (plo͝or′ə-dŏnt′)adj. Having the teeth attached by their sides to the inner side of the jaw, as in some lizards.n. A lizard with pleurodont teeth.

pleurodont

(ˈplʊərəʊˌdɒnt) adj1. (Zoology) (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 acrodont¹2. (Zoology) having pleurodont teeth: pleurodont lizards. n (Zoology) an animal having pleurodont teeth

pleu•ro•dont

(ˈplʊər əˌdɒnt)

adj. 1. having the teeth fused to the inner edge of the jaw. n. 2. a pleurodont lizard. [1830–40]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pleurodont - an animal having teeth fused with the inner surface of the alveolar ridge without socketsanimal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement