“pleurodont”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

pleurodont

释义

pleurodont, n. and a. Zool.|ˈplʊərədɒnt|
[f. pleuro- + Gr. ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth.]
a. n. A lizard having teeth fixed to the side of the jaw-bone.
b. adj. (a) Belonging to the Pleurodontes, a group of lizards having this character; (b) applied to such teeth or their attachment.
1840Penny Cycl. XVIII. 260/2 The maxillary teeth of the species composing the Pleurodonts have their summit..more or less trilobated.1862Dana Man. Geol. 346 In others (Pleurodonts) the teeth are implanted in a groove, the outer border of which projects more than the inner.1872Mivart Elem. Anat. vii. 256 We may find a development of a bony alveolar plate on one side.., to which the teeth may become attached by actual bony growth..as in the Iguanian Lizards. Such a form of attachment is termed pleurodont.

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