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caniniform — shaped like canine teeth. Caniniform teeth are used to grasp, pierce and restrain prey and may be hinged and depressible to allow prey to be swallowed, locked erect to capture prey … Dictionary of ichthyology
caniniform — Resembling a canine tooth. * * * ca·ni·ni·form ( )kā nī nə .fȯrm, kə adj having the form of a typical canine tooth … Medical dictionary
caniniform — ca·ni·ni·form … English syllables
caniniform — (ˈ)kā|nīnəˌfȯrm, |nin , kəˈn adjective Etymology: canine (II) (tooth) + iform : having the form of a typical canine tooth … Useful english dictionary
Abrictosaurus — Taxobox| name = Abrictosaurus fossil range = Early Jurassic image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida superordo = Dinosauria ordo = Ornithischia subordo = Ornithopoda? familia = Heterodontosauridae genus =… … Wikipedia
Heterodontosauridae — Taxobox image width=250px image caption = Cast of the type specimen of Heterodontosaurus tucki name = Heterodontosaurids fossil range = Late Triassic Cretaceous regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida superordo = Dinosauria ordo … Wikipedia
Therocephalia — Taxobox fossil range = Middle Permian to Middle Triassic name = Therocephalia image width = 245px image caption = Bauria , an advanced therocephalian from the Early Triassic of South Africa regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum =… … Wikipedia
Njalila — Temporal range: Late Permian Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Dentition — Cast of a human upper jaw showing incisors, canines, premolars, and 2 out of 3 sets of molars. Dentition pertains to the development of teeth and their arrangement in the mouth. In particular, the characteristic arrangement, kind, and number of… … Wikipedia
Canine tooth — Cuspid redirects here. For the heart valves, see bicuspid valve and tricuspid valve. Canine tooth This dog s longer pointed cuspids or fangs show why they are particularly associated with canines … Wikipedia
