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Record 1 1977-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • The Mouth
CONT

A pair of membrane-bones [individually known as dentary, bear] teeth and [form] the front part of the lower jaw in most vertebrates. Bony fish, reptiles and birds have a number of bones behind the dentaries but in mammals the dentaries constitute the whole lower jaw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Cavité buccale
CONT

[Chez la plupart des Vertébrés, un des] éléments d'origine membraneuse [de la mandibule, visible de l'extérieur, est le] dentaire (muni de dents) [...]

Spanish

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