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vomerine, a.|ˈvəʊməraɪn|
[f. vomer + -ine.]
1. Of or belonging to the vomer (esp. of fishes); composing the vomer.
1854Owen in Orr's Circ. Sci., Org. Nat. I. 194 The natural segment which..is formed by the vomerine, prefrontal, and nasal bones, is very distinct in the ophidians. 1858W. Clark Van der Hoeven's Zool. II. 252 Teeth in vomerine bones in a transverse row. 1881Encycl. Brit. XII. 647/2 An extremely large basal bone, which extends from the vomerine region on to the anterior part of the spinal column.
2. Of teeth: Situated on the vomer.
1863Dana Man. Geol. 345 note, The species of Europe want these vomerine teeth. 1889Nicholson & Lydekker Palæont. II. 985 Here the vomerine teeth of the middle row are larger than the teeth of the other rows. |