pleurodont

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Etymology[edit]

From pleuro- +‎ -odont.

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pleurodont (not comparable)

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

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Noun[edit]

pleurodont (plural pleurodonts)

  1. (zoology) Any reptile with teeth of this kind.