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Meaning of "acrodont" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACRODONT

From acro- + -odont.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ACRODONT

ˈækrəˌdɒnt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACRODONT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acrodont is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ACRODONT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Acrodont

Acrodont is a formation of the teeth whereby the teeth are consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge of the jaw without sockets. The term also refers to species of reptiles that have such a formation. This formation is common in the order Squamata, with the only other teeth formation in this order being pleurodont. Acrodontal tooth attachment can also be seen in many teleosts and Sphenodons.

Definition of acrodont in the English dictionary

The definition of acrodont in the dictionary is having acrodont teeth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACRODONT

bunodont · creodont · cynodont · cyprinodont · dicynodont · glyptodont · heterodont · homodont · labyrinthodont · lophodont · machairodont · macrodont · mastodont · oreodont · secodont · selenodont · sphenodont · stegodont · thecodont · zeuglodont

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACRODONT

acroamatic · acroamatical · acrobat · acrobatic · acrobatically · acrobatics · acrobatism · acrocarpous · acrocentric · acrocyanosis · acrodrome · acrodromous · acrogen · acrogenic · acrogenous · acrogenously · acrolect · acrolein · acrolith · acrolithic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACRODONT

conodont · diphyodont · diprotodont · isodont · microdont · monodont · monophyodont · pleurodont · polyphyodont · polyprotodont · rhynchodont · zalambdodont · zygodont

Synonyms and antonyms of acrodont in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACRODONT»

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Manual of Exotic Pet Practice
TEETH Lizard teeth are classified as pleurodont or acrodont. Pleurodont teeth have longer roots with weak attachments to the mandible and no socket (Figure 8 -3). They rest on the lingual side of the mandible; the buccal side has a prominent  ...
Mark A. Mitchell, Thomas N. Tully, 2009
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Phylogenetic Relationships of the Lizard Families: Essays ...
(1988) the terms "pleurodont" and "acrodont" are not independent transformations of some more general mode of implantation, but are part of a transformation series. Kuehneosaurs may be described as sub- thecodont, although the teeth are ...
Richard Estes, Gregory K. Pregill, 1988
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Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates
Acrodont dentition and dental occlusion in agamids and amphisbaenians. (A) Ctenophorus decresii (Agamidae) showing anterior, caniniform, pleurodont teeth and marginal acrodont teeth in lateral view. (B) Upper (white) and lower (black) ...
Kurt Schwenk, 2000
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Clinical Veterinary Advisor,Birds and Exotic Pets,1: ...
DEFINITION Bacterial or fungal invasion of the unique periodontal tissue of species of lizards with acrodont dentition SYNONYMS Bacterial stomatitis, (see Stomatitis, Bacterial) infectious stomatitis, mouth rot EPIDEMIOLOGY SPECIES, AGE, ...
Joerg Mayer, Thomas M. Donnelly, 2013
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Zooarchaeology
Three of the basic types of tooth attachments: (a) thecodont, characteristic of mammals and crocodilians; (b) pleurodont, characteristic of most reptiles and amphibians; and (c) acrodont, characteristic of most bony fishes. Illustration modified ...
Elizabeth J. Reitz, Elizabeth S. Wing, 2008
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Reptile Medicine and Surgery
as the Agamidae and Chamaeleonidae, they are acrodont (attached to the biting edges of the jaws without sockets). Pleurodont teeth are regularly shed and replaced (Figure 6-8). Acrodont teeth are not replaced except in very young ...
Douglas R. Mader, 2005
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Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles
Acrodont teeth, which attach directly to the bone surface, occur in two lizard clades. Tooth replacement is continuous throughout life, except in most acrodont forms, in which teeth are replaced in juveniles. Skulls of turtles and all other extant ...
Laurie J. Vitt, Janalee P. Caldwell, 2013
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Vertebrate Biology
In most lizards, the marginal teeth are attached to the biting edges of the jaws ( acrodont dentition) (Fig. 8.14a); in other lizards, however, the jaw teeth are attached to the inner sides of the jawbone (pleurodont dentition) (Fig. 8.14b). Most snake ...
Donald W. Linzey, 2012
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Vertebrates: Structures and Functions
The bases of acrodont teeth (Gr. acro, end; odous or odont, tooth) are fused to the surface of jaws and such teeth are found in most teleosts and sharks. Since acrodont teeth are not firmly anchored they are often lost and replaced. The teeth of ...
S. M. Kisia, 2010
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The Integument: A Textbook of Skin Biology
THE ORAL CAVITY True teeth derived from fish denticles are fused to the lingual side of the jaw, pleurodont condition, or to the crest of the jaw bone, the acrodont condition, in lizards, snakes and the tuatara, but in Crocodilia the teeth are ...
Richard Ian Campbell Spearman, 1973

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACRODONT»

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Leiosaurus: big heads, bold patterns
Tradition has it that pleurodont iguanians (that is, those iguanians that are outside of Acrodonta, the acrodont-toothed clade that includes ... «Scientific American, Oct 13»
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