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pleurodont

[ ploor-uh-dont ]

adjective

  1. fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.
  2. having teeth so fused or attached, as certain lizards.


noun

  1. a pleurodont animal.

pleurodont

/ ˈʊəəʊˌɒԳ /

adjective

  1. (of the teeth of some reptiles) having no roots and being fused by their lateral sides only to the inner surface of the jawbone See also acrodont
  2. having pleurodont teeth

    pleurodont lizards

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an animal having pleurodont teeth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pleurodont1

First recorded in 1830–40; pleur- + -odont
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Now pleurodont iguanian lizards abound in the South American region; but nowhere else, and are not as yet known to inhabit any part of the present continent of Africa.

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Yet pleurodont lizards, strange to say, are found in Madagascar.

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