| 释义 |
molary, a.|ˈməʊlərɪ|
[ad. F. molaire molar a.: see -ary2.]
Adapted for grinding or pulverizing food; = molar a.1 1.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. xxxiv. 435 He [Marcel de Serres]..divides them [sc. the teeth of the Orthoptera] into incisive or cutting, laniary or canine, and molary or grinding teeth. 1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xxi. 381 Their laniary, incisive, and molary teeth. 1884Sunday at Home Jan. 28/2 It is this unequal wearing surface of the elephant's grinders which makes them truly ‘molary’ or ‘mill-stony’. |