acrodont

Etymology

From acr- + -odont.

acrodont means having teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

adj

Having teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.“Pleurodont lizards are such as have the teeth attached by their sides {148} to the inner surface of the jaw, in contradistinction to acrodont lizards, which have the bases of their teeth anchylosed to the summit of the margin of the jaw.”

noun

One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge