acrodont Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets

WordNet


Ac"ro*dont noun
Etymology
Gr. summit + , , a tooth.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge. -- a. Of or pertaining to the acrodonts.

Webster 1913