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pleurodont
[ ploor-uh-dont ]
adjective
- fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.
- having teeth so fused or attached, as certain lizards.
noun
- a pleurodont animal.
pleurodont
/ ˈʊəəʊˌɒԳ /
adjective
- (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
- having pleurodont teeth
pleurodont lizards
noun
- an animal having pleurodont teeth
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pleurodont1
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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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