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opisthoglyphous

opisthoglyphous adjective: whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture.

Adjective

opisthoglyphous (not comparable)

  1. Whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture.

Origin of opisthoglyphous

From opisthoglyph + -ous.

Questions about opisthoglyphous

What does opisthoglyphous mean?
Opisthoglyphous means whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture.
What part of speech is opisthoglyphous?
Opisthoglyphous is an adjective.

Words near opisthoglyphous in the dictionary

  1. opisthodontian
  2. opisthodontians
  3. opisthodonts
  4. opisthogastric
  5. opisthoglyph
  6. opisthoglyphous
  7. opisthoglyphs
  8. opisthognathid
  9. opisthognathids
  10. opisthognathous
  11. opisthograph

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