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pleurodont

/ˈplʊr.ə.dɒnt/

翻译: 名词,指牙齿直接附着在下颌骨内侧边缘而非嵌入牙槽的动物,尤指具有这种齿列方式的爬行动物。

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noun

/ˈplʊr.ə.dɒnt/C2formalscientific
  • zh名词,指牙齿直接附着在下颌骨内侧边缘而非嵌入牙槽的动物,尤指具有这种齿列方式的爬行动物。

A noun referring to an animal whose teeth are fused to the inner side of the jawbone without being set in sockets.

  1. Tooth attachment typeC2formalscientific

    An animal whose teeth are fused to the inner surface of the jawbone, rather than being set in sockets.

    zh侧生齿

    • Lizards and some snakes are pleurodonts, with teeth attached to the jaw's inner side.
    • The pleurodont's dental structure differs from the thecodont arrangement found in mammals.
    • In pleurodonts, tooth replacement occurs continuously throughout life.

    反义词acrodontthecodont

词形
  • pleurodonts plural form
  • pleurodonts' possessive plural form
  • pleurodont's possessive singular form