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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This specimen has 13 costal grooves, four intercostal spaces between adpressed toes, and 12-13 vomerine teeth.
From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala 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
He stated that the vomerine teeth were about 12 in number and that in life the dorsum was mottled gray and black, the sides gray and brown, and the undersurfaces uniformly dark gray.
From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by William E. Duellman
Other sympatric species are Hyla walkeri, which has a green dorsum with brown markings and a rather pointed snout, and Hyla sumichrasti, a small yellow frog usually lacking vomerine teeth.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by William E. Duellman
Most specimens have the vomerine teeth situated on -shaped elevations, but in some individuals the elevations are more nearly transversely situated between the inner nares.
From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by William E. Duellman
