DENTARY


Meaning of DENTARY in English

ˈdentərē noun

( -es )

Etymology: dent- + -ary

: either of a pair of membrane bones of the lower jaw of most vertebrates, in lower forms being restricted to the distal area but in recent higher mammals forming the body of the mandible

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