syncranterian

English

Alternative forms

• syncranteric

Etymology

From syn- + Ancient Greek κραντήρες (krantḗres, “wisdom teeth”) + -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪŋkɹænˈtiɹi.ən/

Adjective

syncranterian (comparative more syncranterian, superlative most syncranterian)

1. (herpetology) Having teeth in one continuous row.
   • 1860, Edward Drinker Cope, “Notes and descriptions of new and little known species of American Reptiles”, in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, volume 12, page 342:

     The three Tropidonotes here described possess the true syncranterian type of dentition.

   • 1987, Beat Schätti, “The Phylogenetic Significance of Morphological Characters in the Holarctic Racers of the Genus Coluber”, in Amphibia-Reptilia‎^[1], volume 8, number 4:

     The type species, C. constrictor, definitely has syncranterian dentition.

Antonyms

• diacranterian