pleurodont

[ploor-uh-dont]

adjective

1. fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.

2. having teeth so fused or attached, as certain lizards.

noun

1. a pleurodont animal.

pleurodont

/ ˈplʊərəʊˌdɒnt /

adjective

1. (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 acrodont

2. having pleurodont teeth

   pleurodont lizards

noun

1. an animal having pleurodont teeth

Word History and Origins

Origin of pleurodont¹

First recorded in 1830–40; pleur- + -odont

Example Sentences

Now pleurodont iguanian lizards abound in the South American region; but nowhere else, and are not as yet known to inhabit any part of the present continent of Africa.

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Yet pleurodont lizards, strange to say, are found in Madagascar.

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