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acrodont
[ ak-ruh-dont ]
adjective
Zoology.
- having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.
acrodont
/ ˈæəˌɒԳ /
adjective
- (of the teeth of some reptiles) having no roots and being fused at the base to the margin of the jawbones See also pleurodont
- having acrodont teeth
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ۴·DzԳi noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of acrodont1
C19: from acro- + -odont
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Above: the very neat, short-faced, acrodont skull of the trogonophid Agamodon.
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