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pleurodont

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any reptile with teeth of this kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an animal having teeth fused with the inner surface of the alveolar ridge without sockets

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

History

Etymology

From pleur- + -odont.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: ránőtt fog — having teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots
  • Hungarian: ránőtt fogazat — having teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots
  • Hungarian: gyökértelen fog — having teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots
  • Hungarian: gyökértelen — having teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots
  • Hungarian: ránőtt — having teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots
  • Polish: pleurodontyczny — having teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots
  • Russian: плевродонтный (plevrodontnyj) — having teeth that are not inside alveoli/sockets &/or lack roots