Pleurodont

3 definitions found

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

  Pleurodont \Pleu"ro*dont\, a. [Pleuro- + Gr. ?, ?, a tooth.]
     (Anat.)
     Having the teeth consolidated with the inner edge of the jaw,
     as in some lizards.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pleurodont \Pleu"ro*dont\, n. (Zool.)
     Any lizard having pleurodont teeth.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pleurodont
       n : an animal having teeth consolidate with the inner surface of
           the alveolar ridge without sockets