Acrodont
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Acrodont is an adjective meaning Having teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.
Meaning
Having teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.
More Meanings
- One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge
Example Sentences
Pleurodont lizards are such as have the teeth attached by their sides {148} to the inner surface of the jaw, in contradistinction to acrodont lizards, which have the bases of their teeth anchylosed to the summit of the margin of the jaw.
The known skeletal remains of Longisquama lack any other diagnostic archosaurian characters [the furcula mentioned by Jones et al. consists of paired clavicles, as Sharov originally noted], but they exhibit two features, acrodont teeth and an interclavicle ( 3 ), that are typical of lepidosaurs.
Word Forms
- acrodonts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dentialveolar, apicopostalveolar, toothed, haplodont, biradiculate, zygodont.
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