- prevomer
- pre·vomer
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prevomer
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prevomer — a frequently toothed median or paired dermal bone in the middle of the roof of the mouth covering the ethmoid ventrally and in front of the parasphenoid. Often incorrectly called vomer, but this bone in mammals is not homologous with the bone in… … Dictionary of ichthyology
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vomer — prevomer (a frequently toothed median or paired dermal bone in the middle of the roof of the mouth covering the ethmoid ventrally and in front of the parasphenoid. Incorrectly called vomer) … Dictionary of ichthyology
autopalatine — a paired deep bone on the roof of the mouth, lateral to the prevomer (or vomer). Often called palatines. Usually overlain by the dermal, often tooth bearing bone, the dermopalatine … Dictionary of ichthyology
dermethmoid — 1) supraethmoid (one of the paired dermal bones above the ethmoid, anterior to the frontals. Also called dermal ethmoid, mesethmoid and dermal mesethmoid rostral) 2) ethmoid (the deep, embryonic, perichondral, cartilaginous bone ossifying in and… … Dictionary of ichthyology
ethmoid — the deep, embryonic, perichondral, cartilaginous bone ossifying in and around the nasal septum. Later covered by the nasals, prevomer, adnasals (and rostrals) and located anterior to the orbit. It may not ossify in some Teleostei. Also called… … Dictionary of ichthyology
hypethmoid — ethmoid (the deep, embryonic, perichondral, cartilaginous bone ossifying in and around the nasal septum. Later covered by the nasals, prevomer, adnasals (and rostrals) and located anterior to the orbit. It may not ossify in some Teleostei. Also… … Dictionary of ichthyology
os autopalatinum — (plural ossa autopalatina)) autopalatine (a paired deep bone on the roof of the mouth, lateral to the prevomer (or vomer). Often called palatines. Usually overlain by the dermal, often tooth bearing bone, the dermopalatine) … Dictionary of ichthyology
os ethmoidale — (plural ossa ethmoidalia)) ethmoid (the deep, embryonic, perichondral, cartilaginous bone ossifying in and around the nasal septum. Later covered by the nasals, prevomer, adnasals (and rostrals) and located anterior to the orbit. It may not… … Dictionary of ichthyology
os parasphenoideum — (plural ossa parasphenoidea)) parasphenoid (the median dermal bone extending along the base of the cranium, posterior to the prevomer (or vomer). May bear teeth, e.g. in Amia, or molariform teeth, e.g. in Albulidae) … Dictionary of ichthyology
