单词 | dentary |
释义 | dentary, a. and n. Zool. and Anat.|ˈdɛntərɪ| [ad. L. dentāri-us (4th c.), f. dens, dent-em tooth: see -ary. (In F. dentaire, 1700 in Hatzf.)] A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or connected with the teeth; dental. dentary bone: = dentary n.
1830R. Knox Béclard's Anat. 136 As far as the dentary papilla or pulp. 1870Rolleston Anim. Life Introd. 44 The dentary bone of the Crocodile. B. n. A bone forming part of the lower jaw in the classes of Vertebrates below Mammalia, and bearing the teeth when these are present.
1854Owen in Circ. Sc. (c 1865) II. 67/1 The anterior piece..which supports the teeth, is called the ‘dentary’. 1880Gunther Fishes 54 The largest piece is tooth-bearing, and hence termed dentary. |

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