Acrodont
having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.
Historical Examples
Trogonophis, Pachycalamus and Agamodon of Africa are all acrodont; the other genera are pleurodont.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7 Various
The teeth are large and acrodont, and occur on the pterygoids as well as on the jaws.
The Vertebrate Skeleton Sidney H. Reynolds
adjective
(of the teeth of some reptiles) having no roots and being fused at the base to the margin of the jawbones See also pleurodont (sense 1)
having acrodont teeth
acrodont ac·ro·dont (āk’rə-dŏnt’)
adj.
Having teeth attached to the edge of the jawbone without sockets.
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