Associations to the word «Pleurodont»
Wiktionary
PLEURODONT, adjective. (zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones.
PLEURODONT, noun. (zoology) Any lizard with teeth of this kind.
Dictionary definition
PLEURODONT, noun. An animal having teeth fused with the inner surface of the alveolar ridge without sockets.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.