ACRODONT

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Ac″ro‐dont (�), n. [[Gr. ἄκροσ summit + οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, a tooth.]] (Zoöl.) One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge. — a. Of or pertaining to the acrodonts.