pleurodont

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adjective

Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones

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Meanings

adjectivepleurodont (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones
nounpleurodont (plural pleurodonts)

plural pleurodonts

  1. biologyAny reptile with teeth of this kind.

Origin

From pleur- + -odont.

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Translations

Hungarian ránőtt fog, ránőtt fogazat
  • ránőtt foghaving teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots
  • ránőtt fogazathaving teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots
  • gyökértelen foghaving teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots
  • gyökértelenhaving teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots
  • ránőtthaving teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots
Polish pleurodontyczny
  • pleurodontycznyhaving teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots
Russian плевродонтный
  • плевродонтный (plevrodontnyj)having teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots
Cite this entry
APA

pleurodont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleurodont

MLA

“pleurodont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleurodont. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleurodont,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleurodont.

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