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pharyngeal teeth — teeth on the pharyngeal bones. May be placed in a dorsal and ventral pair, as in most teleost fishes, or in laterally opposing pairs, one set on each side, as in Cyprinidae and Catostomidae. The upper pharyngeal teeth are located on a dentigerous … Dictionary of ichthyology
pharyngeal pad — the covering of the pharyngeal process against which the pharyngeal teeth grind food … Dictionary of ichthyology
pharyngeal tooth count — pharyngeal tooth counts (of Cyprinidae) are presented in a formula from the outer to the inner rows of the left arch, then the inner to the outer rows of the right arch, e.g. 2,5 4,2 means 2 teeth in the outer and 5 teeth in the inner row of the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
pharyngeal tooth formula — pharyngeal tooth counts (of Cyprinidae) are presented in a formula from the outer to the inner rows of the left arch, then the inner to the outer rows of the right arch, e.g. 2,5 4,2 means 2 teeth in the outer and 5 teeth in the inner row of the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Pharyngeal jaws — are a second set of jaws contained within an animal s mouth, or pharynx, distinct from the primary jaws.The most notable example of a species possessing a pharyngeal jaw is the Moray Eel. Moray Eels actually do have an inner set of jaws, which… … Wikipedia
gill teeth — pharyngeal teeth (teeth on the pharyngeal bones. May be placed in a dorsal and ventral pair, as in most teleost fishes, or in laterally opposing pairs, one set on each side, as in Cyprinidae and Catostomidae. The upper pharyngeal teeth are… … Dictionary of ichthyology
throat teeth — pharyngeal teeth (teeth on the pharyngeal bones. May be placed in a dorsal and ventral pair, as in most teleost fishes, or in laterally opposing pairs, one set on each side, as in Cyprinidae and Catostomidae. The upper pharyngeal teeth are… … Dictionary of ichthyology
teeth — Synonyms and related words: acerbity, acidity, acridity, acrimony, alveolar ridge, alveolus, apex, arytenoid cartilages, astringency, back, bird cage, bite, bitterness, blade, bones, bridgework, causticity, claws, clutches, crap game, crap… … Moby Thesaurus
pharyngeal mill — molar teeth in the pharyngeal region used to crush shellfish, e.g. in Sparidae; in Poeciliidae the roof plates in the throat are on pharyngobranchials 2 4 and the floor plates are on ceratabranchials 4 and/or 5 … Dictionary of ichthyology
pharyngeal tooth — noun : one of the teeth developed on the pharyngeal bones and especially on the hypopharyngeals in many fishes … Useful english dictionary
