acrodont

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Pleurodont lizards are such as have the teeth attached by their sides {148} to the inner surface of the jaw, in contradistinction to acrodont lizards, which have the bases of their teeth anchylosed to the summit of the margin of the jaw.

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

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  • Pleurodont lizards are such as have the teeth attached by their sides {148} to the inner surface of the jaw, in contradistinction to acrodont lizards, which have the bases of their teeth anchylosed to the summit of the margin of the jaw. —  On the Genesis of Species
 

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  1. acr(o)- + -odont.

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  1. from New Latin acrodon(t-), from Greek ἂκρος, at the end or edge, + ὀδούς (ὀδοντ-) = English tooth.
 

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/ˈækrədɑnt/
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