acrodont (akrodont)

and a. [NL. acrodon(t-), either the inner or the outer side. II. a. 1. Pertaining to or resembling an acrodont; having that arrangement of the teeth which characterizes an acrodont: as, an acro IMG:content-0206.png:[ocr errors][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][ocr errors][ocr errors] Skull of a Lizard ( Varanus ) with Acrodont Dentition.dentary bone of do.; /, frontal; S, prefrontal; s", post frontal; 2, lacrymal; m, malar; mx, maxılla; n, nasal; 0, otic; p, parietal; pt, pterygoid; pt, columella; pt", transverse bone; px, premaxilla; g, quadrate; sq, squamosal. dont lizard; acrodont dentition. - 2. Having the characters of the Acrodont a, or heterodontoid fishes.