pleu|ro|dont

pleu|ro|dont
pleu|ro|dont «PLUR uh dont», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. (of a tooth) not in a socket but issuing directly from and fixed to the upper or lower jawbone at the side or front.
2. having such teeth, as certain lizards.
–n.
a pleurodont animal.
[< Greek pleurón side + odoús, odóntos tooth]

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