- pleurodont
- pleurodont [plo͞or′ə dänt΄]adj.[ PLEURO- + -ODONT]having teeth growing from the inside of the jawbone instead of from separate sockets, as some lizardsn.a pleurodont animal
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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Pleurodont — Pleu ro*dont, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any lizard having pleurodont teeth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pleurodont — Pleu ro*dont, a. [Pleuro + Gr. ?, ?, a tooth.] (Anat.) Having the teeth consolidated with the inner edge of the jaw, as in some lizards. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pleurodont — is a formation of the teeth that are fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jaw bones. [Plough, F. H. et al. (2002) Vertebrate Life , 6th Ed. Prentice Hall Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. ISBN 0130412481] This formation is… … Wikipedia
Pleurodónt — (grch.), heißen Reptilien, deren Zähne an der Innenseite der Kiefer angewachsen sind … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
pleurodont — /ploor euh dont /, adj. 1. fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth. 2. having teeth so fused or attached, as certain lizards. n. 3. a pleurodont animal. [1830 40; PLEUR + ODONT] * * * … Universalium
pleurodont — pleu•ro•dont [[t]ˈplʊər əˌdɒnt[/t]] adj. 1) zool. having the teeth fused to the inner edge of the jaw 2) ram a pleurodont lizard • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
pleurodont — /ˈplurədɒnt/ (say ploohruhdont) adjective 1. ankylosed or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth. 2. having teeth so ankylosed, as certain lizards. –noun 3. a pleurodont animal. {pleur + odont} …
pleurodont — teeth implanted in the side of a bone, e.g. in Scaridae and Balistidae … Dictionary of ichthyology
pleurodont — pleur·odont (ploorґo dont) [pleur + Gr. odous tooth] having teeth attached by one side on the inner surface of the jaw elements, as in certain lizards … Medical dictionary
pleurodont — adj. having teeth which are anchored within the jaw … English contemporary dictionary
