Pleurodont \Pleu"ro*dont\, a. [Pleuro- + Gr. ?, ?, a tooth.] (Anat.) Having the teeth consolidated with the inner edge of the jaw, as in some lizards. Pleurodont \Pleu"ro*dont\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any lizard having pleurodont teeth.
pleurodont n : an animal having teeth consolidate with the inner surface of the alveolar ridge without sockets