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acrodont

American

[ak-ruh-dont] / ˈæk rəˌdɒnt /

adjective

Zoology.

having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.

acrodont British

/ ˈækrəˌdɒnt /

adjective

(of the teeth of some reptiles) having no roots and being fused at the base to the margin of the jawbones See also pleurodont
having acrodont teeth

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Other Word Forms

acrodontism noun

Etymology

Origin of acrodont

First recorded in 1840–50; acr- + -odont

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Above: the very neat, short-faced, acrodont skull of the trogonophid Agamodon.

From Scientific American

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