pleurodont

[ ploo r-uh-dont ]
/ ˈplʊər əˌdɒnt /

adjective

fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.
having teeth so fused or attached, as certain lizards.

noun

a pleurodont animal.

Origin of pleurodont

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

Words nearby pleurodont

pleurocele, pleurocentesis, pleurocentrum, pleuroclysis, pleurodesis, pleurodont, pleurodynia, pleuroesophageal muscle, pleurogenic, pleurogenous, pleurography

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British Dictionary definitions for pleurodont

pleurodont
/ (ˈplʊərəʊˌdɒnt) /

adjective

(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 (def. 1)
having pleurodont teeth pleurodont lizards

noun

an animal having pleurodont teeth