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paradentary

paradentary noun: a small dentigerous element in the lower jaw of some atherinomorph neoteleost fish.

Noun

paradentary (plural paradentaries)

  1. A small dentigerous element in the lower jaw of some atherinomorph neoteleost fish

Forms of paradentary

pluralparadentaries

Origin of paradentary

From para- + dentary.

Questions about paradentary

What does paradentary mean?
Paradentary means a small dentigerous element in the lower jaw of some atherinomorph neoteleost fish.
What part of speech is paradentary?
Paradentary is a noun.
What is the plural of paradentary?
The plural of paradentary is paradentaries.

Words near paradentary in the dictionary

  1. paradelle
  2. paradelles
  3. paradenitis
  4. paradental
  5. paradentaries
  6. paradentary
  7. paradentosis
  8. Paradeplatz
  9. parader
  10. paraderm
  11. paradermal

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