Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The anterior of the two large bones in the lower jaw of fishes, bearing the teeth; the dentary.
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Examples
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The depth of the body increases owing to increased growth of the alveolar part, to afford room for the roots of the teeth, and by thickening of the subdental portion which enables the jaw to withstand the powerful action of the masticatory muscles; but the alveolar portion is the deeper of the two, and, consequently, the chief part of the body lies above the oblique line.
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In the adult (Fig. 184) the alveolar and subdental portions of the body are usually of equal depth.
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