Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In zoology: Resembling an incisor tooth; incisorial: as, “lower canines incisiform,”
- More particularly, having the form or character of the incisor teeth of a rodent; gliriform, as teeth. See
incisor .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word incisiform.
Examples
-
Incisivosaurus – closely related to, and possibly congeneric with, Protarchaeopteryx – has a reduced compliment of teeth, all of which are restricted to the anterior parts of the jaws, and two enlarged, bunny-like incisiform teeth project from each premaxilla (image at top: widely available on the web).
Archive 2006-07-01 Darren Naish 2006
-
Earlier I mentioned the bunny-like teeth of Incisivosaurus, and because its incisiform teeth do exhibit wear facets, they were almost certainly used in feeding.
Archive 2006-07-01 Darren Naish 2006
-
Earlier I mentioned the bunny-like teeth of Incisivosaurus, and because its incisiform teeth do exhibit wear facets, they were almost certainly used in feeding.
The war on parasites: an oviraptorosaur’s eye view Darren Naish 2006
-
Incisivosaurus – closely related to, and possibly congeneric with, Protarchaeopteryx – has a reduced compliment of teeth, all of which are restricted to the anterior parts of the jaws, and two enlarged, bunny-like incisiform teeth project from each premaxilla (image at top: widely available on the web).
The war on parasites: an oviraptorosaur’s eye view Darren Naish 2006
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.