acrodont

[ ak-ruh-dont ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Zoology.

acrodont

/ ˈækrəˌdɒnt /

See pleurodont
(of the teeth of some reptiles) having no roots and being fused at the base to the margin of the jawbones See also pleurodont
having acrodont teeth

First recorded in 1840–50; acr- + -odont

C19: from acro- + -odont

The jaws may be toothless or may be provided with teeth which are usually acrodont (see p. 199).

Trogonophis, Pachycalamus and Agamodon of Africa are all acrodont; the other genera are pleurodont.

The teeth are large and acrodont, and occur on the pterygoids as well as on the jaws.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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