Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated in advance of the dentary element or bone of the lower jaw, as a bone of some reptiles.
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- noun An
extension to thedentary in thejawbone of somedinosaurs
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Front teeth were lacking, while a predentary bone was present in the front of the lower jaw.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] MarcusDecatur 2010
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Front teeth were lacking, while a predentary bone was present in the front of the lower jaw.
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Front teeth were lacking, while a predentary bone was present in the front of the lower jaw.
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