acrodont (Crossword)
Definitions of “acrodont”
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• Having the teeth attached to the upper surface of the jaw rather than encased in a socket
• One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge
• An animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets
• Acrodont is a formation of the teeth whereby the teeth are consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge of the jaw without sockets
• Tooth attachment in some lower vertebrates (mainly fish) in which the teeth rest on the edge of the jaw bone rather than in sockets or alveoli
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