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simian shelf

simian shelf noun: a bony thickening on the front of the mandible of an ape.

Noun

simian shelf (plural simian shelves)

  1. A bony thickening on the front of the mandible of an ape.

Forms of simian shelf

pluralsimian shelves

Questions about simian shelf

What does simian shelf mean?
Simian shelf means a bony thickening on the front of the mandible of an ape.
What part of speech is simian shelf?
Simian shelf is a noun.
What is the plural of simian shelf?
The plural of simian shelf is simian shelves.

Words near simian shelf in the dictionary

  1. simian creases
  2. simian immunodeficiency virus
  3. simian immunodeficiency viruses
  4. simian line
  5. simian lines
  6. simian shelf
  7. simian shelves
  8. Simiana
  9. simianisation
  10. simianise
  11. simianised

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