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acrodont
[ ak-ruh-dont ]
adjective
, Zoology.
- having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.
acrodont
/ ˈækrəˌdɒnt /
adjective
- (of the teeth of some reptiles) having no roots and being fused at the base to the margin of the jawbones See also pleurodont
- having acrodont teeth
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Other Words From
- acro·dontism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of acrodont1
C19: from acro- + -odont
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Example Sentences
Above: the very neat, short-faced, acrodont skull of the trogonophid Agamodon.
From Scientific American
Evaluating trans-Tethyan migration: an example using acrodont lizard phylogenetics.
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Evaluating trans-Tethyan migration: an example using acrodont lizard phylogenetics.
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