单词 | premandibular |
释义 | > as lemmaspremandibular premandibular adj. and n. Brit. /ˌpriːmanˈdɪbjᵿlə/ , U.S. /ˌpriˌmænˈdɪbjələr/ Zoology (a) adj. situated in front of or anterior to the mandible; †(b) n. a premandibular bone occurring in the lower jaw of some fishes, reptiles, etc. (obsolete).ΚΠ 1845 R. Owen Odontography I. 96 The premandibular pieces of the lower jaw are similarly paved with two rows of hemispherical molars. 1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 273 The exposed portions of the premaxillaries and premandibulars are incased by a complicated dental covering. 1900 L. C. Miall & A. R. Hammond Struct. & Life Hist. Harlequin Fly vi. 169 The third is the premandibular segment. 1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) xvi. 563 Anteriorly, we may assume..only a single premandibular visceral arch and consider the terminalis as the nerve of the region anterior to the gills. < as lemmas |
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