vomer
noun
a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.
vomerine
-
a word derived from
vomer.
Example Sentences
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A strong series of vomerine teeth extends across the palate.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
A large Hyla with the vomerine teeth in two ʌʌ shaped patches between the somewhat squarish choanae; reduced webs between the fingers; and a pattern of dorsal dark blotches bordered by light margins.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by William E. Duellman
The posteroinferior vomerine process extends directly posteriorly and then angles sharply posterodorsally, enclosing an elliptical vomerine fenestra.
From Systematic Status of the Colubrid Snake, Leptodeira discolor Gunther by William E. Duellman
Again, there are those who have written at great length of this and that species and sub-species, with many words and nice distinctions relative to vomerine teeth, branchiostegal rays and other anatomical differences.
From Fly Fishing in Wonderland by Klahowya
They include long strips like the vomerine bones in the Lias fossil, and they diverge in the same way as they extend back to the quadrate bones.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
