Pleurodont
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pleurodont is an adjective meaning (zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones.
Meaning
(zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones.
More Meanings
- (zoology) Any reptile with teeth of this kind.
Word Forms
- pleurodonts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ankylothecodont, subpleurodont, pleuroproctic, dentalosplenial, skeletodental, orthognathous.
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