dentary
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Dentary — Den ta*ry, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or bearing, teeth. n. The distal bone of the lower jaw in many animals, which may or may not bear teeth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dentary splenial — dentary splenial, the fused dentary and splenial bones, or a bone which takes the place of those two in forming the jaw … Useful english dictionary
dentary — the anterior, paired, dermal bone in the lower jaw. Usually the only tooth bearing bone in the mandible, the two halves have a V shape and meet at the jaw tip or mandibular symphysis. Posteriorly it has a coronoid process directed dorsally and a… … Dictionary of ichthyology
dentary — /den teuh ree/, n., pl. dentaries. Zool. one of a pair of membrane bones that in lower vertebrates form the distal part of the lower jaws and in mammals comprise the mandible. [1820 30; < L dentarius of the teeth, equiv. to dent (s. of dens)… … Universalium
dentary — noun The bone in the lower jaw of a vertebrate which holds teeth … Wiktionary
dentary — [ dɛnt(ə)ri] noun (plural dentaries) Zoology the bone of the lower jaw which bears the teeth. Origin C19: from late L. dentarius … English new terms dictionary
dentary — den·ta·ry … English syllables
dentary — /ˈdɛntəri/ (say dentuhree) noun one of the pair of bones in the lower jaw of some vertebrates, usually bearing teeth …
dentary elevation — the knob at the tip of the lower jaw at the junction of the dentaries which usually fits into an opposing indentation in the upper jaw … Dictionary of ichthyology
dentary center — an ossification center of the mandible, giving origin to the lower border and outer plate … Medical dictionary
