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acrodont

[ ak-ruh-dont ]

adjective

, Zoology.
  1. having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.


acrodont

/ ˈækrəˌdɒnt /

adjective

  1. (of the teeth of some reptiles) having no roots and being fused at the base to the margin of the jawbones See also pleurodont
  2. having acrodont teeth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • acro·dontism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of acrodont1

First recorded in 1840–50; acr- + -odont
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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.

Evaluating trans-Tethyan migration: an example using acrodont lizard phylogenetics.

Evaluating trans-Tethyan migration: an example using acrodont lizard phylogenetics.

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