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tooth pad

tooth pad noun: a (contiguous or segmented) patch or band, in the mouths of some fish, containing rows of teeth.

Noun

tooth pad (plural tooth pads)

  1. A (contiguous or segmented) patch or band, in the mouths of some fish, containing rows of teeth.
    • Teeth are concentrated on the tooth pads of the pharyngeal jaws. The pads become fused to the supporting endochondral bones, so that mechanical coupling is improved.2016, B. K. B. Berkovitz, R. P Shellis, The Teeth of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates, →ISBN, page 49

Forms of tooth pad

pluraltooth pads
alternative formtooth-pad
alternative formtoothpad

Origin of tooth pad

From tooth + pad.

Questions about tooth pad

What does tooth pad mean?
Tooth pad means a (contiguous or segmented) patch or band, in the mouths of some fish, containing rows of teeth.
What part of speech is tooth pad?
Tooth pad is a noun.
What is the plural of tooth pad?
The plural of tooth pad is tooth pads.

Words near tooth pad in the dictionary

  1. tooth mug
  2. tooth mugs
  3. tooth net
  4. tooth ornament
  5. tooth ornaments
  6. tooth pad
  7. tooth pads
  8. tooth powder
  9. tooth powders
  10. tooth shell
  11. tooth shells

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