acrodont

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ac·ro·dont (

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adj.

Having teeth attached to the edge of the jawbone without sockets.

[acr(o)- + -odont.]

acro·dont n.

acrodont [ˈækrəˌdɒnt]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of the teeth of some reptiles) having no roots and being fused at the base to the margin of the jawbones See also pleurodont [1]

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) having acrodont teeth

[from acro- + -odont]

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Noun

acrodont - an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets

animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

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