Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pleurodont

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pleu-rodont
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

Any reptile with teeth of this kind.

Etymology

From pleur- + -odont.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pleur-
Suffix: -odont

Inflected Forms

pleurodonts (plural)

Derived Forms

pleurodonty subpleurodont

Frequently Paired Words

thecodont acrodont

Questions

What does pleurodont mean?: Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones
Where does pleurodont come from?: From pleur- + -odont.

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