pleurodont

English

Etymology

From pleuro- +‎ -odont.

Adjective

pleurodont (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones

Derived terms

• subpleurodont

Translations

having teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots

• Hungarian: ránőtt fog, ránőtt fogazat, gyökértelen fog, gyökértelen (hu), ránőtt
• Russian: плевродонтный m (plevrodontnyj)

See also

• thecodont
• acrodont

Noun

pleurodont (plural pleurodonts)

1. (zoology) Any reptile with teeth of this kind.