Acrodont

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acrodont \Ac"ro*dont\, n. [Gr. 'a`kros summit + 'odoy`s,
     'odo`ntos, a tooth.] (Zool.)
     One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united
     to the top of the alveolar ridge. -- a. Of or pertaining to
     the acrodonts.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acrodont
       n : an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the
           alveolar ridge without sockets