pleurodont
/ˈplʊərədɒnt/ /ˈplɔːrədɒnt/Zoology
noun
A member of a group of lizards characterized by a pleurodont dentition. Now rare.
adjective
Designating, relating to, or characterized by teeth which are fixed along one side of a bony ridge or plate projecting from the jaw.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Penny Cyclopaedia. From pleuro- + -odont, after French pleurodonte, applied to divisions within subfamilies of iguanid lizards.