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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A median bilaterally symmetrical bone in front of the anterior end of the mandible in certain fishes, especially the Aspidorhynchidæ of Mesozoic age: similar to the predentary bone of certain dinosaurs. Also called presymphysial.

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