prevomer
prevomer noun: a bone from non-mammalian vertebrates forming the anterior roof of the palate.
Noun
prevomer (plural prevomers)
- A bone from non-mammalian vertebrates forming the anterior roof of the palate.
- Only in the Chelonia (Fig. 32 b) are the prevomers single, though sometimes fused in the Rhiptoglossa, Theropoda, and Theriodontia (Figs. 43 c, 44 e). They are edentulous in all known reptiles except the Cotylosauria (Fig. 6), some Theromorpha, perhaps, certain "Pseudosuchia," Diaptosauria (Fig....1925, Samuel Wendell Williston, “Chapter 1”, in The Osteology of the Reptiles
prevomer meaning in Tamil
prevomer in Tamil
- முன் வோமர்
Forms of prevomer
| plural | prevomers |
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Origin of prevomer
From pre- + vomer.
Questions about prevomer
- What does prevomer mean?
- Prevomer means a bone from non-mammalian vertebrates forming the anterior roof of the palate.
- What is prevomer in Tamil?
- Prevomer in Tamil is முன் வோமர். See Prevomer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is prevomer?
- Prevomer is a noun.
- What is the plural of prevomer?
- The plural of prevomer is prevomers.
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