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acrodont

[ ak-ruh-dont ]

adjective

Zoology.
  1. having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.


acrodont

/ ˈæəˌɒԳ /

adjective

  1. (of the teeth of some reptiles) having no roots and being fused at the base to the margin of the jawbones See also pleurodont
  2. having acrodont teeth
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ۴·DzԳi noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of acrodont1

First recorded in 1840–50; acr- + -odont
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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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