| 单词 | throat jaws |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthroat jaws throat jaws n. †(a) horny jaw-like structures in the pharynx of a nereid worm, used for grasping prey (obsolete rare); (b) tooth-bearing bones of the branchial arch, found in the pharynx of many fishes. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [noun] > jaw-like pharyngeal bones throat jaws1854 1854 Chambers's Jrnl. 15 July 36/2 I was surprised to observe..how firmly the throat-jaws held the piece when it would not yield. 1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. viii. §18. 318 Moving those ‘throat-jaws’, the pharyngeal bones, which exist in so many of the lowest Vertebrate class. 2001 S. T. Ross et al. Inland Fishes Mississippi vi. 423/2 To accommodate this unique feeding pattern, both the bones of the pharyngeal jaws (throat jaws) are enlarged, as are the muscles responsible for the crushing movement. < as lemmas |
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