alveolar ridge
Americannoun
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Previous studies have suggested that in some speakers of click languages, the alveolar ridge—the rounded bump between the upper teeth and the roof of the mouth—is small or even absent.
From Scientific American
Press your tongue behind your two front teeth, where the roof of your mouth meets the gum palate or alveolar ridge.
From Time
One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.
From Project Gutenberg
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