Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acrodont

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: acrodont
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.

noun

One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge

Example Sentences

"Pleurodont lizards are such as have the teeth attached by their sides {148} to the inner surface of the jaw, in contradistinction to acrodont lizards, which have the bases of their teeth anchylosed to the summit of the margin of the jaw."
"The known skeletal remains of Longisquama lack any other diagnostic archosaurian characters [the furcula mentioned by Jones et al. consists of paired clavicles, as Sharov originally noted], but they exhibit two features, acrodont teeth and an interclavicle ( 3 ), that are typical of lepidosaurs."

Etymology

From acr- + -odont.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: acr
Suffix: odont

Inflected Forms

acrodonts (plural)

Derived Forms

acrodontism

Frequently Paired Words

pleurodont thecodont

Questions

What does acrodont mean?: Having teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.
Where does acrodont come from?: From acr- + -odont.

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