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vomer
[ voh-mer ]
noun
Anatomy.
- 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.
vomer
/ ˈvɒm-; -rɪn; ˈvəʊmə; ˈvəʊməˌraɪn /
noun
- the thin flat bone forming part of the separation between the nasal passages in mammals
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Derived Forms
- vomerine, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±¹´Ç·³¾±ð°ù·¾±²Ô±ð [voh, -m, uh, -rahyn, -mer-in, vom, -, uh, -rahyn, -er-in], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vomer1
First recorded in 1695–1705, vomer is from the Latin word ±¹Å³¾±ð°ù plowshare
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vomer1
C18: from Latin: ploughshare
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Example Sentences
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The sprat cannot be confounded with the herring, as it has no teeth on the vomer and only 47 or 48 scales in the lateral line.
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Each vomer has two wide serrated flanges laterally.
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The vomer has a thin anterior ridge that gradually disappears before it reaches the border of the premaxillary.
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The nasal bones which, together with the vomer, form the nose, are likewise dermal bones, and so are the pterygoids and palatines.
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The V-shaped bone in front is called the vomer, while the hinder part is called pterygoid.
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