simian shelf

simian shelf
noun
: a bony ledge on the inside of the mandible characteristic of the anthropoid apes

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a shelflike thickening along the inside of the mandible, characteristic of the anthropoid apes.

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simian shelf,
a bony shelf along the inside of the lower jawbone of anthropoid apes: »

The reduction of the jaw, especially the elimination of the “simian shelf,” gave the tongue freer movement and thus helped create the potentiality for speech (Julian H. Steward).


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