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vomerine
adjective
biology, anatomy specializeduk /ˈvəʊ.mə.raɪn/ us /ˈvoʊ.mə.riːn/
relating to a thin, flat bone, found in the nose of humans or forming the top of the mouth in some animals, that sometimes contains teeth :
It is the only species of this group of frogs possessing vomerine teeth.
Along the inferior border of the septal cartilage is a narrow strip of cartilage called the vomerine cartilage.
Vomerine teeth are common among primitive reptiles.
No vomerine teeth appear externally, but they may be felt through the skin of the palate.
The inferior edge of the septum is dislocated out of the vomerine groove.
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