Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having teeth rooted by fangs which ankylose with the jaw, as crocodiles.
- noun A rhizodont reptile.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A reptile whose teeth are rooted in sockets, as the crocodile.
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- noun zoology A
reptile whoseteeth are rooted insockets , such as thecrocodile .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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