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Macrodont
Macrodont Mac"ro*dont, a. [Macro- + Gr. ?, ?, a tooth.] (Zo["o]l.) Having large teeth. -- n. A macrodont animal.

Meaning of Acrodont from wikipedia

- fish. Functionally, acrodont tooth implantation may be related to strong bite force. Squamata: Within squamate reptiles, acrodont tooth implantation is...
- sockets. There are, however, other animals that have acrodont dentition such as tuataras. Usually acrodonts are divided into two families Chamaeleonidae and...
- of bone, as seen in crocodilians, dinosaurs and mammals, and opposed to acrodont and pleurodont dentition seen in squamate reptiles. Notably, this appears...
- front and acrodont posterior teeth. Some rhynchocephalians differ from these conditions, with Ankylosphenodon having superficially acrodont teeth that...
- amphibians exhibit teeth that have a slight attachment to the jaw or acrodont teeth. Acrodont teeth exhibit limited connection to the dentary and have little...
- agamids is their teeth, which are borne on the outer rim of their mouths (acrodonts), rather than on the inner side of their jaws (pleurodonts). This feature...
- the rear. Most species are pleurodont, though agamids and chameleons are acrodont. The tongue can be extended outside the mouth, and is often long. In the...
- lizard to glide. While in its original description it was considered to acrodont lizard, with a cladistic analysis in the same study suggesting that it...
- between the eyes, the interorbital septum, is present. Its dentition is acrodont; the teeth are compressed, triangular, and more or less distinctly tricuspid...
- but is not found among the non-archosaur reptiles, which instead have acrodont or pleurodont dentition. Teeth that were lost were replaced by teeth below...