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Definition of jaw
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"Jaw (n.) One of the
bones,
usually
bearing
teeth,
which form the
framework
of the
mouth..
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Proteroglypha
::
Proteroglypha
(n. pl.) A
suborder
of
serpents
including
those that have
permanently
erect
grooved
poison
fangs,
with
ordinary
teeth
behind
them in the jaws. It
includes
the
cobras,
the asps, and the sea
snakes.
Called
also
Proteroglyphia..
Dicynodont
::
Dicynodont
(n.) One of a group of
extinct
reptiles
having
the jaws armed with a horny beak, as in
turtles,
and in the genus
Dicynodon,
supporting
also a pair of
powerful
tusks.
Their
remains
are found in
triassic
strata
of South
Africa
and
India..
Jaw
::
"Jaw (n.) In the
plural,
the
mouth..
Submaxillary
::
Submaxillary
(a.)
Situated
under the
maxilla,
or lower jaw;
inframaxillary;
as, the
submaxillary
gland..
Baleen
::
Baleen
(n.)
Plates
or
blades
of
whalebone,
from two to
twelve
feet long, and
sometimes
a foot wide, which in
certain
whales
(Balaenoidea)
are
attached
side by side along the upper jaw, and form a
fringelike
sieve by which the food is
retained
in the
mouth..
Prognathous
::
Prognathous
(a.)
Having
the jaws
projecting
beyond
the upper part of the face; --
opposed
to
orthognathous.
See
Gnathic
index,
under
Gnathic..
Angular
::
Angular
(n.) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many
birds,
reptiles,
and
fishes..
Coleoptera
::
Coleoptera
(n. pl.) An order of
insects
having
the
anterior
pair of wings
(elytra)
hard and
horny,
and
serving
as
coverings
for the
posterior
pair, which are
membranous,
and
folded
transversely
under the
others
when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws
(mandibles
and
maxillae)
adapted
for
chewing.
Most of the
Coleoptera
are known as
beetles
and
weevils..
Nereis
::
Nereis
(n.) A
genus,
including
numerous
species,
of
marine
chaetopod
annelids,
having
a
well-formed
head, with two pairs of eyes,
antennae,
four pairs of
tentacles,
and a
protrusile
pharynx,
armed with a pair of
hooked
jaws..
Hypognatous
::
Hypognatous
(a.)
Having
the
maxilla,
or lower jaw,
longer
than the
upper,
as in the
skimmer..
Gnathostoma
::
Gnathostoma
(n. pl.) A
comprehensive
division
of
vertebrates,
including
all that have
distinct
jaws, in
contrast
with the
leptocardians
and
marsipobranchs
(Cyclostoma),
which lack
them..
Digastric
::
Digastric
(a.)
Having
two
bellies;
biventral;
--
applied
to
muscles
which are
fleshy
at each end and have a
tendon
in the
middle,
and esp. to the
muscle
which pulls down the lower jaw..
Lamprey
::
Lamprey
(n.) An
eel-like
marsipobranch
of the genus
Petromyzon,
and
allied
genera.
The
lampreys
have a
round,
sucking
mouth,
without
jaws, but set with
numerous
minute
teeth,
and one to three
larger
teeth on the
palate
(see
Illust.
of
Cyclostomi).
There are seven small
branchial
openings
on each
side..
Pliers
::
Pliers
(n. pl.) A kind of small
pinchers
with long jaws, -- used for
bending
or
cutting
metal rods or wire, for
handling
small
objects
such as the parts of a
watch,
etc..
Pleurodont
::
Pleurodont
(a.)
Having
the teeth
consolidated
with the inner edge of the jaw, as in some
lizards..
Jawed
::
"Jawed
(a.)
Having
jaws; --
chiefly
in
composition;
as,
lantern-jawed..
Dinotherium
::
Dinotherium
(n.) A large
extinct
proboscidean
mammal
from the
miocene
beds of
Europe
and Asia. It is
remarkable
fora pair of tusks
directed
downward
from the
decurved
apex of the lower jaw.
Pedicellaria
::
Pedicellaria
(n.) A
peculiar
forcepslike
organ which
occurs
in large
numbers
upon
starfishes
and
echini.
Those of
starfishes
have two
movable
jaws, or
blades,
and are
usually
nearly,
or
quite,
sessile;
those of
echini
usually
have three jaws and a
pedicel.
See
Illustration
in
Appendix..
Maxilliped
::
Maxilliped
(n.) One of the mouth
appendages
of
Crustacea,
situated
next
behind
the
maxillae.
Crabs have three
pairs,
but many of the lower
Crustacea
have but one pair of them.
Called
also
jawfoot,
and foot jaw..
Swordfish
::
Swordfish
(n.) A very large
oceanic
fish
(Xiphias
gladius),
the only
representative
of the
family
Xiphiidae.
It is
highly
valued
as a food fish. The bones of the upper jaw are
consolidated,
and form a long,
rigid,
swordlike
beak; the
dorsal
fin is high and
without
distinct
spines;
the
ventral
fins are
absent.
The adult is
destitute
of
teeth.
It
becomes
sixteen
feet or more
long..
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