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pleodont

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pleodont [′plē·ə‚dänt]
(vertebrate zoology)
Having solid teeth.


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The ponderous quarto "Web One," as it is affectionately nicknamed, is an Ali-Babaesque grotto of delightful words, many of which can be sought in vain in subsequent American lexicons, including "Web Two," its second edition; etymons thought even then to be obscure were thoughtfully included below a bar at the bottom of the page, such as plenitudinarian 'a plenist,' pleodont 'having solid teeth,' and the Russian loanword plet 'a kind of whip having three lashes tipped with lead balls.
 
 
 
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